Biglands
Biglands is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Gamelsby, and east of the River Wampool. It is not the location of Milefortlet 1, the first milefortlet to the west of Hadrian's Wall, which is located on the coast overlooking the Solway Firth at Biglands House Farm, about a mile to the west of Bowness-on-Solway and just to the south of Herdhill Scar.Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Aikton.
St Andrew’s Church, Aikton
Church
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church stands near the village of Aikton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. St Andrew’s Church, Aikton is situated 1½ miles east of Biglands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamelsby and Oulton.
Gamelsby
Hamlet
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gamelsby is a village near Aikton, Cumbria, England. It appears first in written records in 1305 as Gamelesby by Ayketon, and later as Gamelsby in 1332.
Oulton
Village
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oulton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Woodside, near the small town of Wigton, in the Cumberland district of the county of Cumbria, England.
Little Bampton
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Bampton is a village in Cumbria situated 6 miles outside the market town of Wigton and 8 miles west of Carlisle, England. The village comprises approximately 40 houses, some dating back to the 18th century. Little Bampton is situated 1½ miles northeast of Biglands.
Biglands
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Cumbria, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Aikton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.86785° or 54° 52′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.16118° or 3° 9′ 40″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C6RVR9Q+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 3373310769OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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