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,[1] increasing to 481 at the 2011 Census.[2] There is a Church of England Church, St John's Bassenthwaite[3] 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 Script error: No such module "convert".. Robin Hood,[4] 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).[5]
Location
Bassenthwaite is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". from Bassenthwaite Lake, Script error: No such module "convert". east of Cockermouth, Script error: No such module "convert". north of Keswick, Script error: No such module "convert". south of Carlisle and Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "Lang"., originally meaning stick, while the 2nd is the Old Norse Script error: No such module "Lang". meaning clearing. The lake, in early times known as Bastun's water, takes its name from the village.[6]
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.[7]
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,[8]
St John's Church was built later as a chapel of ease.[3]
See also
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References
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- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Allerdale Template:Webarchive Retrieved 2009-11-22
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External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Bassenthwaite (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)