Newbiggin-on-Lune

Newbiggin-on-Lune is a village in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland it is about 4 miles (6.4 km) 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 1,985 feet (605 metres).

Newbiggin-on-Lune
A former chapel in Newbiggin-On-Lune
Newbiggin-on-Lune is located in the former Eden District
Newbiggin-on-Lune
Newbiggin-on-Lune
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Newbiggin-on-Lune is located in Cumbria
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Newbiggin-on-Lune
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY704051
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode districtCA17
Dialling code015396
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Newbiggin-on-Lune Methodist Church

Governance

Newbiggin-on-Lune is in the parliamentary constituency of 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]

See also
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References
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  1. "Ravenstonedale Parish Council".


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