Choppington

Choppington
Choppington
 Choppington shown within Northumberland
Population 9,787 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ255835
Civil parishNorth Bedlington
Unitary authorityNorthumberland
Ceremonial countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHOPPINGTON
Postcode district NE62
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentBerwick-upon-Tweed
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°08′42″N 1°36′04″W / 55.145°N 1.601°W / 55.145; -1.601 

Choppington is a village in Northumberland, in 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). Older people will tell you that they worked at A, B or C.

Governance

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


References

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