Biggar
Biggar is a village towards the south of Walney Island in Cumbria, England. Along with the village of North Scale, it is the oldest settlement on the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Biggar, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dova Haw and Dock Museum.
Dova Haw
Islet
Dova Haw, also known as Crab Island, is a small islet that is one of the Islands of Furness. It is a small tidal island off the coast of Cumbria, England, 0.3 miles from Barrow Island and 0.6 miles from Walney Island, adjacent to the town of Barrow-in-Furness.
Dock Museum
Museum
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The Dock Museum is situated in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Most of its exhibits concern the history of the town, focusing on the shipbuilding industry at VSEL, the steelworks industry — of which Barrow once had the world's largest, the Furness Railway and the World War II bombings of the town. Dock Museum is situated 2 miles north of Biggar.
St John’s Church
Church
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St. John's Church is a church on Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The church was built in 1934-1935 of concrete with green slate roofs in a modern Byzantine style.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vickerstown and Headin Haw.
Vickerstown
Suburb
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vickerstown is an area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, covered by the wards of Walney North and Walney South. It is an example of a model village built for workers by a company needing to expand, having been constructed in the early 20th century by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering. Vickerstown is situated 1½ miles north of Biggar.
Headin Haw
Locality
Headin Haw, also spelled Headen Haw, is part of the Islands of Furness. It is a small tidal island approximately 200 metres off the coast of Cumbria, England, adjacent to the town of Barrow-in-Furness. Headin Haw is situated 2 miles northeast of Biggar.
Barrow-in-Furness
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Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport in Cumbria, at the tip of the Furness peninsula. Many visitors come to Barrow for the Dock Museum, which tells the history of steelworks, the shipyard and the Barrow Blitz.
Biggar
- Category: locality
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.08515° or 54° 5′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.23731° or 3° 14′ 14″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C6R3QP7+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 29672602OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Biggar” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Biggar, Cumbria”
- French: “Biggar”
- Irish: “Biggar”
- Polish: “Biggar (Kumbria)”
- Polish: “Biggar”
- Welsh: “Biggar, Cumbria”
- Welsh: “Biggar”
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