Bassenthwaite is a village and civil parish in the Borough of
Allerdale in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population
of 412. The village is about 7 miles (11 km) east of Cockermouth, and is
approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from Bassenthwaite Lake. Containing just a
single pub and no shops, it is largely an agricultural community, with two
farms within the village itself, with a number of holiday homes. Boasting a
Church of England Church (St John's) on its outskirts, together with a tiny
Methodist chapel, it contains many elements of the archetypal English village
including a
