Newbiggin, Askrigg

54°19′08″N 2°04′16″W / 54.319°N 2.071°W / 54.319; -2.071

Farm buildings in Newbiggin

Newbiggin is a hamlet very close to Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England. Another Newbiggin is only about 7 miles (11 km) away.[1] The hamlet consists of eight dwellings and other smaller buildings such as barns, just to the east of Askrigg at a height of 888 feet (270.6 m) above sea level.[2][3]

The name is first recorded in 1288 as Neubigging, and like other similarly-named places within North Yorkshire, it means New Building.[4]

References

  1. ^ "OL30" (Map). Yorkshire Dales - Northern & Central Area. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 978-0-319-26335-8.
  2. ^ "Newbiggin (Wensleydale)" (PDF). colinday.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Newbiggin, Richmondshire". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ Smith, A. H. (1979) [1928]. The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place Name Society. p. 262. OCLC 19714705.


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