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Choppington

Coordinates: 55°08′42″N 1°36′04″W / 55.145°N 1.601°W / 55.145; -1.601
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Choppington
Choppington is located in Northumberland
Choppington
Choppington
Location within Northumberland
Population9,787 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ255835
Civil parish
  • Choppington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHOPPINGTON
Postcode districtNE62
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
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Northumberland
55°08′42″N 1°36′04″W / 55.145°N 1.601°W / 55.145; -1.601

 

Choppington is a large village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated 5 miles to the south-east of Morpeth, and north of Bedlington. It was at one time part of the three big mid-Northumberland collieries (Ashington, Bomarsund and Choppington). In 2011 the parish had a population of 9787.

The parish, which was until 1 July 2010 called North Bedlington, was created on 1 April 2009[2] also includes the settlements of Bomarsund, Guide Post, Stakeford, Sheepwash, Scotland Gate and West Sleekburn.

Governance

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An electoral ward exists. the population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,792.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Northumberland Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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