Newbiggin-on-Lune

Newbiggin-on-Lune
Newbiggin-on-Lune
	; A former chapel in Newbiggin-On-Lune
	Newbiggin-on-Lune Location in Eden, Cumbria Newbiggin-on-Lune Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY704051
Civil parish	Ravenstonedale;
District	Eden;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode district	CA17
Dialling code	015396
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border;

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 Methodist Church

Governance

For Local Government purposes it is 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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