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Bassenthwaite

Village and civil parish in England

Field	Value
official_name	Bassenthwaite
country	England
region	North West England
static_image_name	Bassenthwaite - Sun Inn.jpg
static_image_width	250
static_image_caption	Bassenthwaite Cottages and Sun Inn
population	481
population_ref	(2011)
os_grid_reference	NY2332
post_town	KESWICK
postcode_area	CA
postcode_district	CA12
dial_code	017687
constituency_westminster	Penrith and Solway
civil_parish	Bassenthwaite
unitary_england	Cumberland
lieutenancy_england	Cumbria
coordinates
pushpin_map	United Kingdom Allerdale
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Allerdale, Cumbria

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 3054 ft. 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).

Location

Bassenthwaite is approximately 1 mi from Bassenthwaite Lake, 7.5 mi east of Cockermouth, 7.1 mi north of Keswick, 23 mi south of Carlisle and 23.9 mi 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

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.

References

link. (13 June 2011 Retrieved 2009-11-22)
"Parish population 2011".
"Bassenthwaite". The Binsey Team Ministry.
"Robin Hood".
"Skiddaw Group SSSI detail".
Whaley, Diana. (2006). "A dictionary of Lake District place-names". English Place-Name Society.
"Bassenthwaite Parish Council".
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