Newbiggin
Newbiggin is a small village in Cumbria, North West England. It is in the Dacre civil parish about 3 mi west of Penrith. It lies at 750 ft sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly wind by Flusco Pike, 150 ft higher.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in the parish of Dacre, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Newbiggin, Cumbria”, “Newbiggin, Dacre”, and “Newbiggin, Stainton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dalemain and Dacre Castle.
Dalemain
Photo: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalemain is a country house around five miles southwest of Penrith in Cumbria, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Dalemain sits within the Lake District National Park.
Dacre Castle
Castle
Photo: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dacre Castle is a moated tower house in the village of Dacre, 4 miles south-west of Penrith, Cumbria, England. It was constructed in the mid-14th century, probably by Margaret Multon, against the background of the threat of Scottish invasion and raids, and was held in the Dacre family until the 17th century. Dacre Castle is situated 2 miles south of Newbiggin.
Greystoke Castle
Castle
Photo: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greystoke Castle is in the village of Greystoke 8 kilometres west of Penrith in the county of Cumbria in northern England. It is owned by the Howard family and is a private residence including a castle and family estate with no public access. Greystoke Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Newbiggin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stainton and Dacre.
Stainton
Village
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stainton is a village near the A66, in the parish of Dacre, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the market town of Penrith.
Dacre
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dacre is a small village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Lake District National Park in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria, England, but historically in the traditional county of Cumberland. Dacre is situated 2 miles southwest of Newbiggin.
Redhills
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Redhills is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dacre, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. Redhills is situated 2 miles east of Newbiggin.
Newbiggin
- Category: locality
- Location: Dacre, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.6542° or 54° 39′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.82106° or 2° 49′ 16″ westElevation
715 feet (218 metres)Open location code
9C6VM53H+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 29369293OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Newbiggin” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Newbiggin, Dacre”
- French: “Newbiggin”
- German: “Newbiggin (Dacre)”
- German: “Newbiggin”
- Irish: “Newbiggin”
- Polish: “Newbiggin”
- Welsh: “Newbiggin, Dacre”
- Welsh: “Newbiggin”
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