| Blyth | |
  Blyth shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| District | Bassetlaw |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WORKSOP |
| Postcode district | S80 |
| Dialling code | 01909 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bassetlaw |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
Blyth is a village in the county of Nottinghamshire, in the Midlands of England, north west of East Retford, on the River Ryton. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107713 Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The S postcode area, also known as the Sheffield postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Barnsley, Chesterfield, Dronfield, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Nottinghamshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the Shire county of Nottinghamshire and the Unitary authority The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Nottinghamshire (including the Unitary authority of Nottingham The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS is the NHS ambulance service serving the East Midlands region of England. East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Bassetlaw is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of settlements in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Retford is a Market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles from the County town of Nottingham The River Ryton is a tributary of the River Idle. It is formed from a series of tributaries but begins at Lindrick Common in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham,
Blyth Priory
The priory church of St. A priory is a House of men or women under religious vows headed by a Prior or prioress Mary and St. Martin is one of the oldest examples of Norman architecture in the country. For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy. It was part of a Benedictine monastery founded in 1088. Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. This priory was founded by Roger de Builli of Tickhill Castle, one of William the Conqueror's followers.
The founder and later benefactors endowed Blyth with lands, money and churches. It was staffed at first by monks from the Mother House, Holy Trinity Priory at Rouen France. Rouen (ʁwɑ̃ in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital In 1286 Thomas Russel had to be returned to Rouen because of his intolerable conduct and also John de Belleville, as the climate did not suit him. There are other records of the unruly conduct of French monks.
During a visitation of the priory in 1536 it was alleged that five of the monks were guilty of grave offences and it was surrendered. George Dalton, the Prior, received a pension of twenty marks, and this seems to have been the only pension awarded. The net annual income at the date of the surrender was £180.
After the Dissolution the east part of the church was demolished and a tower built at the west end of the nave.
Blyth Hall
Blyth Hall was built in 1684-85 at the eastern end of the church and was demolished in 1972. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
On the village green is the former Leper Hospital of St John the Evangelist, said to have been built by the Knights Hospitaller of St. The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem. It was refounded in 1226, and was being used as a school in 1695. [1]
References
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
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