Bassington

Township in Eglingham parish, Northumberland, England

Human settlement in England

Bassington

Near Cat Heugh

Bassington

Location within Northumberland

OS grid reference| NU145165
Civil parish|

* Eglingham

Unitary authority|

* Northumberland

Shire county|

* Northumberland

Region|

* North East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| ALNWICK
Postcode district| NE66
Police| Northumbria
Fire| Northumberland
Ambulance| North East
UK Parliament|

* Berwick-upon-Tweed

List of places

England
Northumberland

55°26′31″N 1°46′19″W﻿ / ﻿55.442°N 1.772°W﻿ / 55.442; -1.772

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]

## Governance

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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

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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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