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| Bigrigg | |
|---|---|
  Bigrigg Location within Cumbria | |
| Area | 0.225 km2 (0.087 sq mi) |
| Population | 705 (2018 estimate) |
| • Density | 3,133/km2 (8,110/sq mi) |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Bigrigg is a village in Cumbria, England. It is on the A595 road, 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) north of Egremont and west of the River Ehen. The surrounding area is rural but historically was mined for iron ore.[1] Administratively it is in the civil parish of Egremont, in the Borough of Copeland. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 705.[2]
The earliest records of iron mining are from 1179. The area contained eight mines in 1823 but by the late 19th century was declining; mining had ended by 1932.
The Church of St John is a small church designed by C. J. Ferguson in Decorated Gothic style and built in 1878-80. It contains stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe.
Within the village there are a village hall, pub, restaurant and petrol station.
Bigrigg was served by Woodend railway station which opened east of the village on the Sellafield to Moor Row line in 1880. Public services ceased in 1947; the station remained open for workmen's trains and goods into the 1950s, ending in 1965. The line closed in 1980 and was dismantled in 1993. Public transport is now provided by Stagecoach Group bus services 30, X30 and 600 to Egremont, Whitehaven, Cockermouth, Carlisle and Thornhill.
References
[edit]- ^ "ED Profile Egremont North and St Bees 1" (PDF). Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Bigrigg". City Population De. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
Marsh, Terry. Towns & Villages of Britain: Cumbria. Sigma Leisure. p. 25. ISBN 9781850586159.
Routledge, Alan L. (2015). Copeland The Postcard Collection. Amberley Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 9781445646046.
Pevsner, Nikolaus (1967). The Buildings of England: Cumberland and Westmorland. Yale University Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-300-09590-6.
Hewer, Richard; McFadzean, Alen. "Iron mining". Industrial History of Cumbria. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
"Whitehaven map" (PDF). Stagecoach. January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.