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Village and civil parish in England This article is about a village in England. For the horse, see Bassenthwaite (horse).

Human settlement in England
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Bassenthwaite Cottages and Sun Inn
Bassenthwaite is located in the former Allerdale BoroughBassenthwaiteBassenthwaiteLocation in Allerdale, CumbriaShow map of the former Allerdale BoroughBassenthwaite is located in CumbriaBassenthwaiteBassenthwaiteLocation within CumbriaShow map of Cumbria
Population481 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY2332
Civil parish
  • Bassenthwaite
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKESWICK
Postcode districtCA12
Dialling code017687
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
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Cumbria
54°40′48″N 3°11′46″W / 54.68°N 3.196°W / 54.68; -3.196

Bassenthwaite is a village and civil parish to the east of Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, within the Lake District National Park, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 412, increasing to 481 at the 2011 Census. There is a Church of England Church, St John's Bassenthwaite and a tiny Methodist chapel. The village contains many elements of the archetypal English village including a green, primary school and a stream that runs through it.

Bassenthwaite is at the foot of Skiddaw, one of the highest mountains in England at 3,054 feet (931 m). Robin Hood, Skiddaw, Ullock Pike, Longside Edge and Barf can be seen from the village.

Location

Bassenthwaite is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from Bassenthwaite Lake, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of Cockermouth, 7.1 miles (11.4 km) north of Keswick, 23 miles (37 km) south of Carlisle and 23.9 miles (38.5 km) west of Penrith.

Toponymy

The name 'Bassenthwaite' is derived from an Old Norse name meaning Bastun's clearing. The 1st element is usually taken to be the Anglo-French nickname or surname Bastun, originally meaning stick, while the 2nd is the Old Norse þveit meaning clearing. The lake, in early times known as Bastun's water, takes its name from the village.

Governance

Bassenthwaite is part of the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Bassenthwaite has its own Parish Council; Bassenthwaite Parish Council.

St Bega's Church

Bassenthwaite

The Church of St Bega is the parish church of Bassenthwaite, it's in a field near the lake, some distance away from the village. It was built about 950 AD and is a Grade II* listed building,

St John's Church was built later as a chapel of ease.

See also

References

  1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-11-22
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Bassenthwaite". The Binsey Team Ministry. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. "Robin Hood".
  5. Whaley, Diana (2006). A dictionary of Lake District place-names. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx, 423 p.20. ISBN 0904889726.
  6. "Bassenthwaite Parish Council".
  7. Historic England. "Church of St Bega (1332957)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

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