Country: | England |
Official Name: | Biglands |
Civil Parish: | Aikton |
Coordinates: | 54.867°N -3.161°W |
Static Image Name: | Biglands. - geograph.org.uk - 119898.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Biglands |
Unitary England: | Cumberland |
Lieutenancy England: | Cumbria |
Region: | North West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Workington |
Post Town: | WIGTON |
Postcode District: | CA7 |
Postcode Area: | CA |
Dial Code: | 016973 |
Os Grid Reference: | NY254530 |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Allerdale |
Biglands is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Gamelsby, and east of the River Wampool.[1]
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,[2] about a mile to the west of Bowness-on-Solway and just to the south of Herdhill Scar. The confusion is caused by the proximity and similarity of names.[3] [4]
A school was once located at Biglands, but it closed and was incorporated with Wiggonby school in 1959.[5]