Newbiggin-on-Lune facts for kids

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Village
A former chapel in Newbiggin-On-Lune
Newbiggin-on-Lune
OS grid reference	NY704051
Civil parish	Ravenstonedale
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial 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
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°26′28″N 2°27′18″W / 54.441°N 2.455°W / 54.441; -2.455

Newbiggin-on-Lune Methodist Church

Newbiggin-on-Lune is a village in 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).

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.