The Parish of St. Mary of the Purification Blidworth,
Nottinghamshire,
in the Deanery of Mansfield,
the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
and the United Benefice of Rainworth and Blidworth
Contact:
Revd Hazel Robinson 01623 475135
SERVICES
Every Sunday: 9.15am Worship
Also on 2nd Sunday of month: 8am Holy Communiuon (said)
To arrange Weddings or Baptisms etc. please call into St Andrew's Mission Hall, The Crescent, Blidworth any
Wednesday evening between 6.00pm & 7.00pm
The Parish Church of St. Mary of the Purification
(originally known as the Chapel of St Lawrence) lies in the original part of the village, west of more recent
developments, on Main Street (now B6020) leading to Ravenshead.
Most of the church was rebuilt in 1740, but the tower is much older. It is said that Will Scarlett is buried in the churchyard!
The traditional ROCKING CEREMONY, in which the male baby born in Blidworth nearest
to Christmas is rocked in a decorated cradle, takes place on the first Sunday in February.
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Weekday services are held at St. Andrew's Mission Hall on The Crescent, close to the main housing estate in the centre of the village. The coal pit, for which many
houses were built, has now closed down.
TO GET TO ST MARY, BLIDWORTH
BUS: Passing outside the Church are Trent/Barton 141 (Nottingham - Hucknall - Blidworth -
Mansfield) and Midland General 145 (Blidworth - Kirkby - Mansfield) but neither runs on Sundays.
Every day, Stagecoach Mansfield 28/28B (Mansfield - Rainworth - Blidworth - Southwell(28) - Newark(28) - Bilsthorpe(28B) - Eakring(28B) runs to the centre of
Blidworth (get off at Tesco). It is a 10 minute walk to the Church. For timetables,
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CAR: The Church lies on
the west side of Blidworth on the B6020 (Rainworth - Kirkby). The road is
narrow and parking difficult! Please
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for map.
Save this on your computer to get directly to this page in future:
www.mansfielddeanery.org.uk/BLIDWORTH
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Blidworth parish in red. Also shows all parishes in Mansfield Deanery (may need to zoom out)