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Bleasby is a village and
This location was thought to be the point where King Charles I crossed the Trent on his way to negotiate with the Scots at Southwell, prior to his eventual capture. It was the only part of the Trent close enough to Southwell that was fordable at the time and was far enough away from the Scots garrisoned at Kelham.
Perhaps more importantly it was the site of the baptism of the Saxon court of King Edwin in 627AD. King Edwin was king of all England with the exception of Kent and wished to marry Ethelburgh, the daughter of Ethelbert king of Kent. The problem being that Edwin was Pagan and Ethelbert being a Christian would only allow the marriage if Edwin would convert. Following the marriage on 625AD which for the first time unified the whole of England, the court of Edwin descended upon Bleasby, the Trent considered to be equidistant from Kent and Northumbria, and were all baptised in the shallow waters there by the Roman priest, Paulinus, who later became the first
TPSC
Retrieved 6 July 2014
YouTube video - parish visit journal
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civil parish
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in Nottinghamshire, England, located 15 mi northeast of Nottingham
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. It has a population of 804 for the 2001 census, increasing to 824 (and including Goverton) at the 2011 census, and 840 at the 2021 census.
The village was served by a post office until early 2015, railway station
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and tea shop. The Saxon
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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
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.
Hazelford Ferry
Before the building of the first Gunthorpe Bridge in 1875, it was an important crossing point over theRiver Trent
The Trent is the third Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, longest river in the United Kingdom. Its Source (river or stream), source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands ...
at the Hazelford Ferry (). This was the main route to Lincoln and the coast at Grimsby
Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town in Lincolnshire, England with a population of 86,138 (as of 2021). It is located near the mouth on the south bank of the Humber that flows to the North Sea. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes dir ...
avoiding expensive bridges at Newark and Nottingham. The ferry continued operating until well after the second world war as a recreational facility as it was adjacent to The Star & Garter public house. The public house has now been converted to a residential home for the elderly and the ferry has ceased operation (although the winding gear has been preserved on the North bank).
This location was thought to be the point where King Charles I crossed the Trent on his way to negotiate with the Scots at Southwell, prior to his eventual capture. It was the only part of the Trent close enough to Southwell that was fordable at the time and was far enough away from the Scots garrisoned at Kelham.
Perhaps more importantly it was the site of the baptism of the Saxon court of King Edwin in 627AD. King Edwin was king of all England with the exception of Kent and wished to marry Ethelburgh, the daughter of Ethelbert king of Kent. The problem being that Edwin was Pagan and Ethelbert being a Christian would only allow the marriage if Edwin would convert. Following the marriage on 625AD which for the first time unified the whole of England, the court of Edwin descended upon Bleasby, the Trent considered to be equidistant from Kent and Northumbria, and were all baptised in the shallow waters there by the Roman priest, Paulinus, who later became the first Archbishop of York
The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers the ...
.
Amenities
Bleasby has a public house near St Mary's, the local parish church, a primary school, three caravan sites for holiday/weekend homes and a walking route around the Jubilee Ponds. The Trent Valley Way passes along the riverbank at this point. The ''Trent Powerboat and Ski Club'' (TPSC) operate at Hazleford north bank, one of four areas nearby on the River TrentRetrieved 6 July 2014
See also
* Listed buildings in Bleasby, NottinghamshireReferences
External links
YouTube video - parish visit journal
{{Nottinghamshire, state=expanded Newark and Sherwood Villages in Nottinghamshire Civil parishes in Nottinghamshire