Static Image: | St Paul's Church, Choppington - geograph.org.uk - 3794737.jpg |
Official Name: | Choppington |
Os Grid Reference: | NZ255835 |
Coordinates: | 55.145°N -1.601°W |
Label Position: | top |
Civil Parish: | Choppington |
Unitary England: | Northumberland |
Lieutenancy England: | Northumberland |
Region: | North East England |
Country: | England |
Post Town: | CHOPPINGTON |
Postcode Area: | NE |
Postcode District: | NE62 |
Constituency Westminster: | Wansbeck |
Population: | 9,787 |
Population Ref: | (2011)[1] |
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.
An electoral ward exists. the population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,792.[3]