A major change came with the construction of a colliery north of Belle Vue Road in 1921 with the resulting construction of housing for workers. Up to the end of the 19th century it was a farming community with 150 houses clustered around Main Street (Old Blidworth) and 26 farms and 3 mills, with a population of about 2000. Although this is the first recorded reference of Blidworth, the village is much older and was possibly used by the Romans. It is recorded as Blideworde, its recorded population was five households and the total tax assessed was 1.1 Geld Units. The first recorded reference of Blidworth was in the Domesday Book, a national survey which was executed for William I of England in 1086. Blidworth Bottoms is a hamlet about 0.5 km south of Old Blidworth.īlidworth seems to contain the Old English personal name, Blitha' + worð (Old English) an enclosure, so 'Blitha's enclosure'. The area around Main Street, west of Beck Lane and including the church, is Old Blidworth, containing some of the oldest buildings. These are mainly in estates north of Dale Lane, known as New Blidworth. Its history can be traced back to the 10th century, although many of the current houses were built in the first half of the 20th century to provide housing for workers at Blidworth Colliery (1926–1989).

The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,457.

The Druid Stone by Simon Majors