Bletsoe Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:St Mary's church, Bletsoe.JPG
Static Image Caption:Parish church of St Mary
Coordinates:52.213°N -0.5052°W
Official Name:Bletsoe
Population:281
Population Ref:[1]
260 (2011 Census)[2]
Unitary England:Bedford
Lieutenancy England:Bedfordshire
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:North East Bedfordshire
Post Town:BEDFORD
Postcode District:MK44
Postcode Area:MK
Dial Code:01234
Os Grid Reference:TL025585

Bletsoe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the A6, and about eight miles north of Bedford. The village has a small park, the former site of Bletsoe Castle and a church. Nearby places are Sharnbrook, Milton Ernest, Riseley, Thurleigh, Odell, Souldrop, and Swineshead. The nearest town to Bletsoe is Bedford.

The small hamlet of Bourne End borders Bletsoe and is part of the civil parish. In 1086, Bletsoe parish was within the ancient hundred of Buckelowe.[3] The parish was added to the Hundred of Willey when the ancient hundred was parceled out.

Bletsoe Castle was the birthplace of Margaret Beaufort. She was the mother of Henry VII and grandmother of Henry VIII.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Neighbourhood Statistics - Bletsoe (CP) Parish . 2008-02-11 . 25 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525210538/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791941&c=Bletsoe&d=16&e=15&g=423270&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1202720427843&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 . dead .
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 5 November 2016. Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. http://opendomesday.org/place/TL0258/bletsoe/ Open Domesday Online: Bletsoe