VISIT & TOUR OF BLITHFIELD HALL & ST LEONARD’S CHURCH
Admaston, Rugeley
Staffordshire
WS15 3NL
England
One of the homes of the BAGOT’s and their derivative families.
By arrangement with Cost Bagot Jewitt, Charlie Bagot Jewitt and Nancy Lady Bagot
Sunday 7th September 2008
St Leonard’s Church Service – optional. 9.00 am for 9.15 am
Tour of Blithfield HALL 10.30 am for 10.45 am
Optional – meet at St Leonard’s Church at 9.00 am (via church car park – turn left down Lea Lane, 200 yards before the HALL drive, if coming from Rugeley. Follow for about 1½ miles then turn right down church drive). Charlie Bagot Jewitt will be playing the organ and it gives a lovely introduction to the Blithfield Tour & the Bagot’s.
Tour of Blithfield HALL and Gardens 10.45 am – It would be best if those people not attending Church at 9.15 am come to the Church car park anyway (and not the HALL car park) at 10.30 am ish as Charlie will cover the church part of the tour after the Church Service. We can then walk through the lynch gate all together and have a cup of coffee before having a look around the house and gardens. Your own arrangements for Lunch after the Tour.
There is also the option of visiting Tutbury Castle not far away, following on in the footsteps of Richard Bagot (1552 -1597). There is a music concert being played on that afternoon at 2.00 pm. Circlus bring their unique brand of medieval music to Tutbury Castle with special guests handpicked by Circulus themselves which will enhance your viewing and listening pleasure.
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance occurs the next day. Starts at 7 or 7.30 am on Monday 8th September, with a Church blessing in Abbots Bromley. They then dance/walk a route with several stops on the way to arrive at Admaston about 11-12 and onto the HALL from 12 noon. Timings are a bit hit & miss and it seems to depend on the level of hospitality en route! They dance in front of Blithfield HALL then stop for lunch. Do bring a picnic (fingers crossed it doesn’t rain!). They move on and end up back in the village about 3 to 4pm. Do a loop from the village, returning at about 6pm. Then the party starts with all the pubs open, other folk dancers (Morris, Clog etc) often turn up for a dance too etc – great fun – if its sunny.
Contact: Jim North jim.north@wanadoo.fr to reserve tickets for the visit to the HALL or for more information. Places are limited so a prompt response is advised.

Is anyone likely to arrange any more visits like this as I have obviously missed this one.
I have Baggott Bagot ancestors back to Blithfield and would love to visit.

Hi
If you would like to email me on
jim.north@wanadoo.fr
then I will see what arrangements we can make.
We can also converse about BAGGOTT's and BAGOT's back to Blithfield - and before?
Jim North

Hi there, I too am descended from the Bagots and would be interested in exchanging information; Frances Bagot (born abt 1597) was my 9th Great-Grandmother. She married Thomas Broughton of Brougton Hall in Staffordshire.