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2 unusual facts about Blake Hall


Blake Hall

Part of the railway to Ongar opened in 1865, ran through land belonging to the Blake Hall estate, and Blake Hall station, now closed, was named after the hall, even though it is more than a mile to the south-west of the house itself.

Bobbingworth

A notable building in Bobbingworth is Blake Hall, which, after the bombing of the North Weald Aerodrome in September 1940 (during World War II) became the R.A.F. Station Headquarters.



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