Blisworth
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Blisworth is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The West Coast Main Line, from London Euston to Manchester and Scotland, runs alongside the village partly hidden and partly on an embankment. The Grand Union Canal passes through the village and the north portal of the Blisworth Tunnel is near Stoke Road.
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cached 537h agoPlace details
- Locality
- Northampton
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,591
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Blisworth
- UK place.civil_parish
- Blisworth
- UK place.population
- 1,786
- UK place.population_ref
- (2001 Census)2,867 (2011 Census)
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 66
- UK place.unitary_england
- West Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South Northamptonshire
- UK place.post_town
- NORTHAMPTON
- UK place.postcode_district
- NN7
- UK place.postcode_area
- NN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01604
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP727534
- UK place.static_image_name
- Blisworth Tunnel, North Entrance from inside tunnel - geograph.org.uk - 272567.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal - north entrance from inside the tunnel
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1786
- Area
- 761.15
- Image
- St John the Baptist Church, Blisworth , Northants, UK, 12 Jan 2008.JPG
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- Commons category
- Blisworth
- postal code
- NN7
- OS grid reference
- SP727534
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Location
- Demographics
- Administration
- Facilities
- Transport
- Canal
- Roads
- Railways
- Notable buildings
- Quarrying
- Notable people
- Image gallery
- References
- External links
Blisworth is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The West Coast Main Line, from London Euston to Manchester and Scotland, runs alongside the village partly hidden and partly on an embankment. The Grand Union Canal passes through the village and the north portal of the Blisworth Tunnel is near Stoke Road.
The village's name means 'Blith's enclosure'.
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