Bletsoe

{{Short description|Village in Bedfordshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}

{{infobox UK place

|country = England

|static_image_name = St Mary's church, Bletsoe.JPG

|static_image_caption = Parish church of St Mary

|coordinates = {{coord|52.2130|-0.5052|display=inline,title}}

|official_name =Bletsoe

| population = 281

| population_ref = {{cite web | publisher=Office for National Statistics | url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791941&c=Bletsoe&d=16&e=15&g=423270&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1202720427843&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | title=Neighbourhood Statistics - Bletsoe (CP) Parish | access-date=2008-02-11 | archive-date=25 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525210538/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791941&c=Bletsoe&d=16&e=15&g=423270&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1202720427843&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | url-status=dead }}
260 (2011 Census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120850&c=Bletsoe&d=16&e=62&g=6402934&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1478357790164&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=5 November 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

|unitary_england= Bedford

|lieutenancy_england = Bedfordshire

|region= East of England

|constituency_westminster= North East Bedfordshire

|post_town= BEDFORD

|postcode_district = MK44

|postcode_area=MK

|dial_code=01234

|os_grid_reference= TL025585

}}

Bletsoe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the A6, and about eight miles north of Bedford. The village has a small park, the former site of Bletsoe Castle and a church. Nearby places are Sharnbrook, Milton Ernest, Riseley, Thurleigh, Odell, Souldrop, and Swineshead. The nearest town to Bletsoe is Bedford.

The small hamlet of Bourne End borders Bletsoe and is part of the civil parish. In 1086, Bletsoe parish was within the ancient hundred of Buckelowe.[http://opendomesday.org/place/TL0258/bletsoe/ Open Domesday Online: Bletsoe], accessed 1 Jul 2017 The parish was added to the Hundred of Willey when the ancient hundred was parceled out.

Bletsoe Castle was the birthplace of Margaret Beaufort. She was the mother of Henry VII and grandmother of Henry VIII.