Biggin
Biggin is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, north-west of Selby. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 148 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Biggin, North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leeds East Airport and Sherburn In Elmet.
Leeds East Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Kneale Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leeds East Airport Church Fenton, formerly RAF Church Fenton, is an airport and former Royal Air Force station located 4.3 miles south-east of Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England and 6.3 miles north-west of Selby, North Yorkshire, near the village of Church Fenton. Leeds East Airport is situated 2 miles north of Biggin.
Sherburn In Elmet
Aerodrome
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield is located 1.5 nautical miles east of Sherburn in Elmet village and 5.5 NM west of Selby, North Yorkshire, England. Sherburn In Elmet is situated 2 miles southwest of Biggin.
Sherburn-in-Elmet railway station
Railway station
Photo: Johndarm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sherburn-in-Elmet railway station serves the town of Sherburn in Elmet in North Yorkshire, England. The station is located approximately 1 mile from the town centre. Sherburn-in-Elmet railway station is situated 2½ miles west of Biggin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church Fenton and Cawood.
Church Fenton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Fenton is a village and civil parish in the North Yorkshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 16 miles east of Leeds, about 6 miles south-east from Tadcaster and 3 miles north from Sherburn in Elmet. Church Fenton is situated 2 miles northwest of Biggin.
Cawood
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cawood is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England that is notable as the location of the Cawood sword. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Cawood belonged to the Liberty of Cawood, Wistow and Otley. Cawood is situated 2½ miles northeast of Biggin.
Sherburn in Elmet
Town
Photo: John Davidson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sherburn in Elmet is a town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Selby and south of Tadcaster. Sherburn in Elmet is situated 3 miles west of Biggin.
Biggin
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Biggin, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.80806° or 53° 48′ 29″ northLongitude
-1.17503° or 1° 10′ 30″ westPopulation
148Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C5WRR5F+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 21479445OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12262268Wikidata ID
Q2339069
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Biggin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Biggin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Biggin (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, North Yorkshire)”
- Cebuano: “Biggin”
- Dutch: “Biggin”
- French: “Biggin”
- Irish: “Biggin”
- Ladin: “Biggin”
- Polish: “Biggin”
- Scots: “Biggin, North Yorkshire”
- Swedish: “Biggin (parish i Storbritannien, North Yorkshire)”
- Swedish: “Biggin, North Yorkshire”
- Turkish: “Biggin, North Yorkshire”
- Welsh: “Biggin, Gogledd Swydd Efrog”
- “Biggin”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Biggin”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leitherlands and Little Fenton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biggin Bridge and Meeke Wood.
North Yorkshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into York, Middlesbrough, Scarborough, and Ripon.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Biggin”. Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.