Note: The rebuilt remains of a 12th-century hospital are on the long village green. Blyth was one of five places licensed by Richard I in 1194 for tournametns; the tournament field, lost for centuries, has been located slightly north of the village, near the hamlet of Styrrup. The Angel Inn claims to date from 1274 when it was a gathering place for knights and their retinues during tournaments. Blyth is also noted for its Norman church, begun ca. 1088 by Benedictine monks; the priory's charter is one of the earliest to survive. The church's style is probably based on that of the abbey of Jumièges in Normandy, built 40 years prior. Only the Norman north aisle and nave survived the destruction wrought during the Dissolution.
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