Wessington

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{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|static_image_name = Christ Church, Wessington - geograph.org.uk - 87756.jpg

|static_image_caption=Christ Church, Wessington.

|coordinates = {{coord|53.1165|-1.4479|display=inline,title}}

|official_name = Wessington

|population = 576

|population_ref = (2011)

|shire_district = North East Derbyshire

|shire_county = Derbyshire

|region = East Midlands

|civil_parish = Wessington

|constituency_westminster = North East Derbyshire

|post_town = ALFRETON

|postcode_district = DE55

|postcode_area = DE

|dial_code =

|os_grid_reference = SK370578

}}

Wessington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 576.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130307&c=Wessington&d=16&e=62&g=6414742&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1459590514437&enc=1|title=Civil parish population 2011|accessdate=2 April 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county. It is near to the towns of Matlock, Alfreton and the village of Brackenfield. Situated 740 ft above sea level.

The civil parish of Wessington is, along with Shirland and Higham, the most southerly parish in the district. It stands on the west side of the Amber Valley on the Alfreton to Matlock Road. The settlement is centered on a large village green, a fish and chip shop and an old pub, "The Horse and Jockey".