Rural Communities
Bassetlaw
The district has a population of 111,700 (mid
2007 estimate, ONS) with 48,679 households (tax based calculation,
Nov 06). 41.7% (Census 2001) of Bassetlaw's population live
outside the main centres of Worksop and Retford in 73 villages,
served by 45 parish councils and 10 parish meetings. In
addition, Tuxford, Harworth and Bircotes and Langold have been
identified as market towns. The rural communities are very
diverse ranging from small market towns and former mining
communities, to very small hamlets. Following on from the
Census 2001, within Defra's Rural-Urban Definition 2004, the
district was classified as a Rural 50 district, which indicates
that between 50-80% of the population lives in rural areas.
The wards with the largest number of rural households are Harworth,
Carlton, Tuxford and Trent, Langold, Misterton and Blyth.