Bassenthwaite
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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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bassenthwaite
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 412
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Bassenthwaite
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Bassenthwaite - Sun Inn.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 250
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Bassenthwaite Cottages and Sun Inn
- UK place.population
- 481
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NY2332
- UK place.post_town
- KESWICK
- UK place.postcode_area
- CA
- UK place.postcode_district
- CA12
- UK place.dial_code
- 017687
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Penrith and Solway
- UK place.civil_parish
- Bassenthwaite
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cumberland
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cumbria
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Allerdale
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Allerdale
- Population
- 481
- Image
- The Narrows, Bassenthwaite - geograph.org.uk - 576760.jpg
- Dialing code
- 017687
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- Commons category
- Bassenthwaite
- OS grid reference
- NY2332
- historic county
- Cumberland
- P8168
- Zhongxiang City
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Location
- Toponymy
- Governance
- St Bega's Church
- See also
- References
- External links
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 . Robin Hood, Skiddaw, Ullock Pike, Longside Edge and Barf can be seen from the village. Part of the parish lies within the Skiddaw Group SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bassenthwaite” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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