Newbiggin, Ainstable Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Newbiggin (geograph 2708867).jpg
Static Image Caption:Newbiggin
Coordinates:54.835°N -2.69°W
Official Name:Newbiggin
Civil Parish:Ainstable
Shire District:Eden
Shire County:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:Brampton
Postcode District:CA8
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01768
Os Grid Reference:NY556491
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Eden
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Eden, Cumbria
Label Position:bottom

Newbiggin is a small hamlet in Cumbria, England. Cumrew beck flows north-west through Newbiggin eventually joining the Eden close to Armathwaite. The village contains many houses of a traditional design, a historic chapel (now a private home) and several large acreage farms. On the fells around the village there are traces of the old mines that used to operate in the area, as well as the skeletons of Lime kiln. A track from the village leads up to new water river, which can be followed north to Castle Carrock. There is a pub, The Blue Bell Inn.

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