BIGGIN PARISH

Introduction

Biggin is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. It is part of the Hartington Nether Quarter parish, and is in the Peak District National Park. Biggin was once known as Newbiggin, when it had a monastic settlement of the Cistercian order, established by the monks of Garendon Abbey, Leicestershire. The monks established a sheep ranch at Biggin Grange, which still has one ancient outbuilding. Farming is still important to the village, though at one time (18th Century) it was also a centre of lead mining. When the lead started to be worked out, there was a migration of lead miners to Upper Teesdale, and they probably took the name Newbiggin there. Today tourism is an important industry alongside farming.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	291 hectares
Population	148 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	51 people/km²
Mean age	40.4
Ward	Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton
District	Selby
Postcodes	LS25
ONS ID	E04007717