Choppington

Choppington
Choppington
	Choppington Location within Northumberland
Population	9,787 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ255835
Unitary authority	Northumberland;
Ceremonial county	Northumberland;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHOPPINGTON
Postcode district	NE62
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Wansbeck;

Choppington is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated a short distance 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).

The parish, which was formerly called North Bedlington, also includes the settlements of Bomarsund, Guide Post, Stakeford, Sheepwash, Scotland Gate and West Sleekburn.

Governance

An electoral ward exists. the population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,792.[2]

References

"Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
"Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.

External links

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[1] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.

[2] "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 26 June 2015.