Bassingham
Encyclopedia
Bassingham is a village and civil parish
in the North Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England
, with a population of 1308.
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
.
, 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.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the North Kesteven
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, with a population of 1308.
Geography
It is about mid-way between Newark-on-TrentNewark-on-Trent
Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...
and Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
. The parish is defined by the River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
to the west, and the River Brant to the east (across Bassingham Fen). To the south-west is Carlton-le-Moorland
Carlton-le-Moorland
Carlton-le-Moorland, is a small village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies between Newark on Trent and Lincoln.The nearest adjacent villages are Norton Disney, Brant Broughton and Bassingham....
.
History
A Ham class minesweeperHam class minesweeper
The Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers , known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. It took its name from the fact that all the ship names were British place names ending in -"ham"...
, HMS Bassingham
HMS Bassingham
HMS Bassingham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers, of which was the first. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Bassingham in Lincolnshire. She was built by Vospers Ltd. of Portsmouth, which later became Vosper-Thorneycroft and...
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.