Biglands

Biglands
Biglands
Biglands Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Biglands Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY254530
Civil parish	Aikton
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°52′01″N3°09′40″W / 54.867°N 3.161°W / 54.867; -3.161

Biglands is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Gamelsby, and east of the River Wampool. ^[1]

It is not the location of Milefortlet 1, the first milefortlet to the west of Hadrian's Wall, which is located on the coast overlooking the Solway Firth at Biglands House Farm, ^[2] about a mile to the west of Bowness-on-Solway and just to the south of Herdhill Scar. The confusion is caused by the proximity and similarity of names. ^{[3] [4]}

A school was once located at Biglands, but it closed and was incorporated with Wiggonby school in 1959. ^[5]

See also

• List of places in Cumbria

References

1. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
2. J. Collingwood Bruce and David Breeze, Handbook to the Roman Wall, 14th Edition 2006, p.375
3. Great Britain. Ministry of Public Building and Works; Great Britain. Dept. of the Environment (1 January 1976). Archaeological excavations. HMSO. ISBN   978-0-11-670781-9 . Retrieved 9 July 2012.
4. Cracknell, Stephen; Mahany, Christine (1994). Roman Alcester: Southern Extramural Area: 1964–1966 excavations. Pt 2: Finds and discussion. CBA research report. Vol. 97. York: Council for British Archaeology. p. 167. ISBN   978-1-872414-42-3.
5. Smith, Kenneth (1973). Cumbrian Villages . R. Hale. p.  90. ISBN   978-0-7091-4175-4 . Retrieved 9 July 2012.