Bassingham

Coordinates: 53°07′46″N 0°38′20″W / 53.12939°N 0.63901°W / 53.12939; -0.63901

Bassingham
Bassingham  Bassingham shown within Lincolnshire
Population	1,308 (Parish)
OS grid reference	SK911599
District	North Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LINCOLN
Postcode district	LN5 9xx
Dialling code	01522 78xxxx
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Bassingham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 1308.

Geography

It is about mid-way between Newark-on-Trent and Lincoln. The parish is defined by the River Witham to the west, and the River Brant to the east (across Bassingham Fen). To the south-west is Carlton-le-Moorland.

History

A Ham class minesweeper, HMS Bassingham was named after the village. The church of St. Michael and all Angels dates from the 12th century. Since 1998, the church has a seventh bell: the ship’s bell from HMS Bassingham, , presented by her former commander after she was decommissioned. It hangs in a fine mahogany bell hood in the north aisle and is rung to signal the start of Sunday worship. It is in the Bassingham Group of seven churches. The village pub is the Five Bells on High Street. The other local Pub 'The Bugle Horn' closed for business in September 2010. It is currently looking for new tenants.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bassingham

• Village website
• Primary school
• Withamside United Parish
• NKDC page

News items

• Motorcyclist killed in April 2007

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