Newbiggin-on-Lune explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Converted chapel, Newbiggin-on-Lune - geograph.org.uk - 1406996.jpg
Static Image Caption:A former chapel in Newbiggin-On-Lune
Coordinates:54.441°N -2.455°W
Official Name:Newbiggin-on-Lune
Type:Village
Civil Parish:Ravenstonedale
Unitary England:Westmorland and Furness
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and The Border
Post Town:KIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode District:CA17
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:015396
Os Grid Reference:NY704051
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Eden
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the former Eden District

Newbiggin-on-Lune is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland it is about 4miles south west of Kirkby Stephen, and lies on the main A685 route from Brough to Tebay. Nearby to the north is located the Smardale Gill Viaduct on the dismantled former South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Tebay and Kirkby Stephen East railway station. To the south lies the Howgill Fells including Green Bell 1985feet.

Governance

Newbiggin-on-Lune is in the parliamentary constituency of Westmorland and Lonsdale, and formerly Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency).

For purposes of local government, it is located in the Ravenstonedale Ward of Eden District Council and the Kirkby Stephen Ward of Cumbria County Council.

Newbiggin-on-Lune does not have its own parish council; instead it is part of Ravenstonedale Parish Council.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ravenstonedale Parish Council.