bassetlaw

olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Bassetlaw District
olspan=2 align=center\| Shown within Nottinghamshire
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Geography
idth="45%"\|Status:	District
a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region:	East Midlands
dmin. County:	Nottinghamshire
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area: - Total	Ranked 67th 637.86 km²
dmin. HQ:	Worksop
a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code:	37UC
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Demographics
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 194th 108,479 170 / km²
thnicity:	98.5% White
olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Politics
olspan=2 align=center\|Bassetlaw District Council http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/
a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
xecutive:	Conservative
a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs:	John Mann, Patrick Mercer

Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107,713. The borough is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop, site of the borough offices, and Retford. Other settlements in the borough include:

Askham

Babworth, Beckingham, Bircotes, Blyth, Bole, Bothamsall

Carburton, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Clarborough, Clayworth, Cuckney

Darlton

East Drayton, East Markham, Eaton, Elksley, Everton

Gamston, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Grove

Harworth, Hayton, Headon, Holbeck

Langold

Markham Moor, Mattersey, Milton, Misson, Misterton

Normanton-on-Trent, North Leverton-with-Habblesthorpe, North Wheatley

Oldcotes

Rampton, Ranby, Ranskill, Rhodesia, Rockley