Biggin (Dovedale and Parwich Ward)

Biggin is a village in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England.^[1][2] It is part of the Hartington Nether Quarter parish, and is in the Peak District National Park.

Biggin
St Thomas' Church in Biggin
Biggin Location within Derbyshire
Population	136
OS grid reference	SK154593
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUXTON
Postcode district	SK17
Dialling code	01298
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Derbyshire Dales
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53.131°N 1.770°W / 53.131; -1.770

It is just off the A515 road between Ashbourne and Buxton. National Cycle Network routes 68 and 548 pass through the village.

Overlooking Biggin

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.

See also

• Listed buildings in Hartington Nether Quarter
• Dovedale
• Tissington Trail