Sunbiggin is a hamlet in the
Eden district, in the English county of
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
.
Location
It is near the villages of
Raisbeck
Raisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet. The name of the hamlet derives from Hrridarr, a personal name and beck, a stream or riv ...
and
Orton Orton may refer to:
Places England
* Orton, Eden, Cumbria, a village and civil parish
* Orton, Carlisle, Cumbria, a parish
* Orton, Northamptonshire, a village and civil parish
*Orton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
* Orton, Staffordshire, a hamlet
...
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Transport
For transport there is the
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It is located entirely within England, running for just over from the Midlands to the border with Scotland. It begins at Junction 19 of the M1 and the western end of the A14 at t ...
,
A685 road,
B6260 road and
B6261 road nearby. It has a tarn called
Sunbiggin Tarn.
References
* http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/sunbiggintarn.htm
* http://www.british-towns.net/sc/level_4_display_local_websites.asp?GetL3=16609
Hamlets in Cumbria
Orton, Eden
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