Blisland

Blisland

Blisland is a village and civil parish in the North Cornwall district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, about seven miles north of Bodmin. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 565.

Its fifteenth century church is dedicated to Saints Hyacinth and Protus.

The derivation of the placename is unclear - the earliest known form is "Bleselonde" in 1284. This appears to include the Old English "land" meaning "estate", the first element is however obscure. [cite book | last = Mills | first = A. D. | title = The Popular Dictionary of English Place-Names | origdate = | origyear = 1991 | publisher = Parragon Book Service Ltd & Magpie Books | isbn = 0752518518 | pages = p.40 ]

Blisland School is located just outside Blisland in a hamlet named Waterloo on the edge of Bodmin Moor.

References

External links

* [http://www.thisisnorthcornwall.com/blisland.html About Blisland]
* [http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=Overview.tcl&dsqSearch=(((text)='blisland')AND(RefNo='*')) Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Blisland]
* [http://www.blisland.cornwall.sch.uk/ The website for Blisland School]


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