St Bartholomew's Church, Blore, Staffordshire

Blore () is a small village and

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in the

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District of

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. It is on an acclivity above

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, three and a half miles north west of Ashbourne, including the hamlet of Swinscoe, one mile (1.6 km) to the south and a part of the parochial chapelry of Calton. The ecclesiastical parish is Blore Ray with Okeover and the

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is Blore-with-Swinscoe, both with slightly different boundaries. Blore parish, exclusive of the portion of Calton, contains about and 273 souls. Swinscoe contains about . The Bassett tomb (Erected between 1618 and 1640) The village of Blore comprises

Blore Hall Blore () is a small village and parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands District of England. It is on an acclivity above Dovedale, three and a half miles north west of Ashbourne, including the hamlet of Swinscoe, one mile (1.6 km) to the so ...

(now owned by the Holiday Property Bond), St Bartholomew's

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, the Old Rectory, a few other houses and several farms. The hall was first mentioned in 1331, though only one building remains substantially unaltered since 1661. The Holiday Property Bond is a life assurance bond investment in securities and assets. Its 35,000 Bondholders have exclusive access to Blore Hall. Blore Hall was the home of the Bassett family, (from whom the

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is descended) ; William Bassett, the last of the male line, died in 1601 and his magnificent

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tomb, erected by his wife about 1630, can be seen in the church. Blore Church was built around 1100 and is a Grade 1

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. Apart from the Bassett tomb, it has remained virtually unchanged for almost 400 years. It was extensively restored between 1994 and 1997.

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{{Authority control Villages in Staffordshire Towns and villages of the Peak District

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