Population 281
260 (2011 Census) Ceremonial county Bedfordshire Country England Local time Sunday 1:37 AM UK parliament constituency North East Bedfordshire | OS grid reference TL025585 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01234 | |
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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 Rushden, over the border in Northamptonshire.
Map of Bletsoe, Bedford, UK
The small hamlet of Bourne End borders Bletsoe and is part of the civil parish.
Bletsoe Castle was the birthplace of Margaret Beaufort. She was the mother of Henry VII and grandmother of Henry VIII.
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