Bigrigg
Built-up area in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.504, -3.545 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 00 13 |
| Dialling code: | 01946 (Whitehaven) |
Bigrigg is a small former mining village in the historic county of Cumberland (now part of Cumbria) in West Cumbria, lying inland from the Irish Sea and close to towns such as Egremont and Whitehaven. It sits on the edge of the low coastal plain with views across rolling farmed countryside to the Lakeland fells, so its setting combines moorland and agricultural landscape rather than being deep in the mountains.
Historically the village grew up around 19th‑century iron ore and related mining and industrial activity, and traces of that industrial archaeology and terraced miners’ housing remain visible. Today Bigrigg is largely a quiet, residential and farming community with many residents commuting to larger towns; local identity is still shaped by its mining past and small‑scale village life rather than by tourism, although its proximity to the coast and the Lake District makes it handy for visitors exploring West Cumbria.
Postcode districts covering Bigrigg
Most populated places nearby
- Workington 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Whitehaven 2.9 miles4.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Moor Row Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Galemire Built-up area 1.1 miles1.9 km
- Cleator Moor West Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Cleator Moor Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Egremont North and St. Bees Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Egremont Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Weddicar Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- St. Bees Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Mirehouse Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Hillcrest and Hensingham Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Kells and Sandwith Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Thornhill Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Bigrigg
CA22 2UZ, CA22 2TR, CA22 2TT, CA22 2TU, CA22 2XA, CA22 2UY, CA22 2TL, CA22 2TF, CA22 2UX … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 80.8 miles130.1 km
- Newcastle International Airport 82.6 miles132.9 km
- St Bees Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Corkickle Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
Hotels near Bigrigg Ad
- Seacote Hotel 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Ennerdale Country House Hotel 3 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Sella Park House Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Chase Hotel 2.8 miles4.6 km
- 1692 Wasdale 7.9 miles12.6 km
- The White Mare 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Kellbank 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Gosforth Hall Inn 4 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Keld Green House 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Kirkstile Inn 4 10 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Calder Hall Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Winscales Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Borough Park Stadium 10 miles16.1 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 14.7 miles23.7 km