Newbiggin, Dacre

Newbiggin
Village Hall, Newbiggin
Newbiggin is located in the former Eden District
Newbiggin
Newbiggin
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Newbiggin is located in Cumbria
Newbiggin
Newbiggin
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY470289
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA11
Dialling code017684
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
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 West 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 C3019 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.