Blithbury
Village in Staffordshire, England
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Blithbury is a small village in Lichfield District, Staffordshire, England. Part of the civil parish of Mavesyn Ridware, it lies near the River Blithe, about 3 miles (5 km) north of Handsacre, 3 miles north-east of Rugeley, and 3 miles south of Abbots Bromley.
| Blithbury | |
|---|---|
The Bull and Spectacles | |
  Blithbury Location within Staffordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK083201 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RUGELEY |
| Postcode district | WS15 |
| Dialling code | 01889 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
There used to be a public house on the corner of Blithbury Road and Uttoxeter Road which was called The Bull and Spectacles, but it has now closed.[1] In the 19th century, the pub had the more common name of Bull's Head.[2]
In the first half of the 12th century, religious houses for monks and nuns were founded at Blithbury. Within a few decades, only the nuns are mentioned. The order was associated with the nuns of Black Ladies Priory, Brewood.[2][3] It was eventually absorbed by them, so there is no mention of the nuns of Blithbury after the early 14th century.[2][3]
According to Douglas Adams' 1983 humorous dictionary "The Meaning of Liff", a Blithbury is "A look someone gives you by which you become aware that they're much too drunk to have understood anything you've said to them in the last twenty minutes".
