Newbiggin, Teesdale

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Newbiggin
Location within County Durham
Population146 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Newbiggin
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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UK
England
County Durham
54°38′35″N2°08′06″W / 54.643°N 2.135°W / 54.643; -2.135

Newbiggin is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 146. [1] It is situated on the north side of Teesdale, opposite Holwick. An influx of Derbyshire lead miners into the area in the late 18th century may have brought the name from Biggin. The village is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). [2]

The village of Newbiggin is up the River Tees from the incredible High Force, one of England's most impressive waterfalls. The hamlet of Bowlees is close by.

Mordon was formerly a township in the parish of Middleton-in-Teesdale, [3] in 1866 Newbiggin became a separate civil parish. [4]

A Methodist chapel was built in the village in 1760. It is now a holiday let known as Newbiggin Chapel. For many years it was said to be one of the oldest Methodist chapel in continuous use. It is a listed building.

In February 2022 Robert Hooper, a hill farmer from the village, was cleared of charges of dangerous driving and criminal damage, at Durham Crown Court, after he used a telehandler with forks to lift a car from a lane outside his farm, flip it and push it on its side on to the road outside. [5] [6]

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References

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  2. "North Pennines AONB". 6 March 2023.
  3. "History of Newbiggin, in Teesdale and County Durham". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. "Relationships and changes Newbiggin CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. "Teesdale farmer cleared by jury after flipping car with tractor". The Guardian. 4 February 2022.
  6. "Car-flip farmer cleared of dangerous driving and criminal damage". 4 February 2022 via www.bbc.co.uk.