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Bleasby, Nottinghamshire
Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England
Bleasby is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England, located 15 mi northeast of Nottingham. It has a population of 804 for the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 824 (and including Goverton) at the 2011 census,[2] and 840 at the 2021 census.[3]
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The village was served by a post office until early 2015,[4] 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.