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Blisworth
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Also known as Blisworth, Northamptonshire

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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Place details

Locality
Northampton
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,591
Timezone
Europe/London

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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

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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 sections
Contents
  • 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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