Choppington

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.

Choppington
Choppington Location within Northumberland
Population	9,787 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ255835
Civil parish	Choppington
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
List of places UK England Northumberland 55.145°N 1.601°W / 55.145; -1.601

 

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

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