Bleasby, Nottinghamshire

Bleasby is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, located fifteen miles North East of Nottingham. It has a population of 804, increasing to 824 (and including Goverton) at the 2011 Census. The village was served by a Post Office until early 2015, railway station and tea shop. The Saxon charter of 956 records Bleasby as Blisetune, named after a Danish soldier Blesi and tun the Anglo-Saxon word for settlement. Bleasby was the childhood home of William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army.

Bleasby, Nottinghamshire

Bleasby is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, located fifteen miles North East of Nottingham. It has a population of 804, increasing to 824 (and including Goverton) at the 2011 Census. The village was served by a Post Office until early 2015, railway station and tea shop. The Saxon charter of 956 records Bleasby as Blisetune, named after a Danish soldier Blesi and tun the Anglo-Saxon word for settlement. Bleasby was the childhood home of William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army.