Charney Bassett

Charney Bassett
St Peter's parish church
Charney Bassett is located in Oxfordshire
Charney Bassett
Charney Bassett
Location within Oxfordshire
Population314 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSU3794
Civil parish
  • Charney Bassett
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWantage
Postcode districtOX12
Dialling code01235
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteCharney Bassett Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°38′53″N 1°27′11″W / 51.648°N 1.453°W / 51.648; -1.453

Charney Bassett is a village and civil parish about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) north of Wantage and 6 miles (10 km) east of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 314.[1] The River Ock flows through it, and divides here for a mile or so. The alternative name of the river, Charn or Cearn, may have originally applied to the northern arm only.[2]

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Charney Bassett Parish (E04008106)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1928). English River Names. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 73.