Bassetlaw District
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Nottinghamshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 67th 637.86 km²
Admin. HQ:	Worksop
ONS code:	37UC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 194th 108,479 170 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.5% White
Politics
Bassetlaw District Council http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
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

Saundby , Scrooby, Shireoaks , South Leverton , Sutton cum Lound , Sturton le Steeple

Torworth , Treswell

West Drayton , West Markham , West Stockwith , Woodbeck

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the boroughs of Worksop and Retford and Worksop Urban District and Retford Rural District .