This 15th-century church boasts an impressive tower that lords over the nearby mining village of Blidworth. At the heart of the Sherwood Forest region, it has associations with folklore. It is purported that the grave of merry man Will Scarlet can be found in the churchyard.

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The Church of St Mary of the Purification is a parish church in the Church of England in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, dating from the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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Location: Blidworth, Newark And Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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