| Bassingham | |
|---|---|
 Bassingham | |
  Bassingham Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 1,425 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK911599 |
| • London | 110 mi (180 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LINCOLN |
| Postcode district | LN5 |
| Dialling code | 01522 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Bassingham is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,425.[1] The village is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Lincoln.
Bassingham is situated about midway 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.
A Ham class minesweeper, HMS Bassingham, was named after the village.[2]
The church of St. Michael and All Angels was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] The church is in the Bassingham Group of seven churches.
In 1998 the church added a seventh bell: the ship's bell from HMS Bassingham, presented by her former commander after she was decommissioned. It hangs in a mahogany bell hood in the north aisle and is rung to signal the start of Sunday worship.[citation needed]
Bassingham has two public houses, the Five Bells and the Bugle Horn, a primary school, and a Methodist chapel.
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "HMS Bassingham". The Witham Staple. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "St. Michael and All Angels Church, Bassingham". Withamside Churches. Retrieved 7 August 2016.