Blisworth

Blisworth is a village and civil parish in the 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.

Blisworth
Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal -
north entrance from inside the tunnel
Blisworth
Location within Northamptonshire
Population1,786 (2001 Census)
2,867 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP727534
• London66 mi (106 km)
Civil parish
  • Blisworth
District
  • West Northamptonshire
Shire county
  • Northamptonshire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHAMPTON
Postcode districtNN7
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • South Northamptonshire

The village's name means 'Blith's enclosure'.

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