Newbiggin

Newbiggin may refer to several places in England:

See also

Newbiggin, Askrigg

Coordinates: 54°19′08″N 2°04′16″W / 54.319°N 2.071°W / 54.319; -2.071 Newbiggin is a tiny hamlet very close to Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England. Another Newbiggin is only about 7 miles away. The population of this parish (including Bishopdale) at the 2011 Census was 108.

References

Newbiggin, Dacre

Coordinates: 54°39′11″N 2°49′16″W / 54.653°N 2.821°W / 54.653; -2.821

Newbiggin is a small village in Cumbria, North-western England. It is in the Dacre civil parish about 3 mi (4.8 km) west of Penrith. It lies at 750 ft (230 m) sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly wind by Flusco Pike, 150 ft (46 m) higher. It is described as a "non-nucleated village," lying for a mile along either side of the C1306 between the A66 and the B5288. There are at least six other villages in Cumbria with the same name, which is derived from the Old English ‘new biggin’, or new house. Locally this village is referred to as the "Stainton Newbiggin," to distinguish it from the others.

Geography

Geologically, the village is situated on a junction between carboniferous limestone and Penrith sandstone. The Putnam Fault passes to the west of the village. There is a line of springs and wells which runs through the village, and these sources of water may have been the motivation for the original human settlement of this site.