A walk through Blisworth

I had a wander around  Blisworth which is another small village alongside the Grand Union Canal.

Walking along the High street I saw a reminder for me of what was once commonplace and is now largely redundant with the advent of Mobile Phones (cell phones).

Past the village store, a fairly comprehensive stock of groceries, and up to Elm Corner.

Imprssive thatched cottage one side of Elm Corner

This was an important junction in the 17^th to 19^th century and along the adjoining  High Street were many shops and cottage industries, now only the village store remains.

This distinctive layering of local ironstone and limestone in the buildings is only found in a relatively small area surrounding Blisworth

Layered Ironstone and Limestone building on the adjacent corner of the junction

Blisworth won Northamptonshire’s Best Village 2012.

St John’s The Baptist Church stands large and proud n the High Street .

There was also the mandatory  nice village pub, the Royal Oak with a fine selection of real ales, good food and friendly locals, dog friendly and a nice garden area where I spent an hour sampling two of the real ales.

As with so many of these little villages it seems almost like a step back in time to a period when everyone knew each other and people talked instead of passing by with eyes fixed on their mobile phones, nobody passed me by without  a ‘good morning’ or a nod, or even a short chat.

This little one would do for me.