Blisworth, Northamptonshire

Description
Blisworth, a village and a parish in Northamptonshire. The village stands on the Grand Junction Canal, 1 mile SSW of the L. & N.W.R., at the junction of the line to Northampton and Peterborough, and 4 SSW of Northampton; and it has a station of its own name at the railway junction, and a post, money order, and telegraph office (R.S.O.) The parish comprises 1964 acres; population, 930. The Blisworth tunnel on the canal, SSE of the village, is 1 1/2 mile long. The Blisworth cutting on the railway goes through hard blue limestone ; is 2 miles long, with a mean depth of 50 feet; and though not the largest work of its kind on the line, was the most difficult. Building-stone is quarried, and some iron ore is found. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough; net value, £160 with residence. The church is ancient, and of mixed architectural character, has a brass of 1503, and was restored in 1856, and further improved in 1889. There are two handsome stained glass windows in the chancel. There is also a Baptist chapel.