Sutton Bassett is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...

, England

England

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, in the Welland valley

River Welland

The River Welland is a river in the east of England, some long. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. For much of its length it forms the county boundary between...

. It was formerly in the Corby Hundred but has been part of the Stoke Hundred (named after Stoke Albany

Stoke Albany

Stoke Albany is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, part of the borough of Kettering. It is off the A427 road between Market Harborough and Corby, about halfway between the two. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 330 people....

 village).

Sutton Bassett's church, The Church of All Saints

All Saints Church, Sutton Bassett

All Saints is the local parish Church of England church for Sutton Bassett, Northamptonshire. It was built as an annexe to St. Mary's Church in the nearby village of Weston by Welland...

 (which partly dates back to the Norman period) was built as an annexe to St. Mary's Church in the nearby village of Weston by Welland

Weston by Welland

Weston by Welland is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Northamptonshire administered as part of the borough of Kettering. As its name suggests, it is near to the River Welland that, thereabouts, forms the boundary with the county of Leicestershire. The Wheel & Compass...

. Unlike the majority of typical English countryside village churches, it has no graveyard. The local pub

Public house

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 is the Queen's Head Inn.

Sutton Bassett is administered as part of the Borough of Kettering

Kettering (borough)

Kettering is a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after its main town Kettering where the council is based. It borders onto the District of Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, the Borough of Corby, the District of East...

, and is roughly 14 miles north-west of Kettering

Kettering

Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...

, 12 miles west of Corby

Corby

Corby Town is a town and borough located in the county of Northamptonshire. Corby Town is 23 miles north-east of the county town, Northampton. The borough had a population of 53,174 at the 2001 Census; the town on its own accounted for 49,222 of this figure...

, 7 miles north-east of Desborough

Desborough

Desborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the founding 12 members of the Charter of European Rural Communities and through this has links with 26 other EU member towns and villages...

 and roughly 4 miles from Market Harborough

Market Harborough

Market Harborough is a market town within the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.It has a population of 20,785 and is the administrative headquarters of Harborough District Council. It sits on the Northamptonshire-Leicestershire border...

.