Bassington

Bassington is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Eglingham, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is located about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Alnwick. Bassington is traversed by the River Aln. In 1951 the parish had a population of 2.[1]

Bassington
Bassington
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNU145165
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALNWICK
Postcode districtNE66
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

Governance

Bassington is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Bassington was formerly a township in Eglingham parish,[2] from 1866 Bassington was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Eglingham.[3]

References
  1. "Population statistics Bassington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. "History of Bassington, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. "Relationships and changes Bassington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 January 2022.


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