Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Bigrigg, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bigrigg map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Bigrigg |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.500179 |
| Longitude | -3.542602 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bigrigg rests on the fringes of a landscape shaped by both ancient earth and human endeavour. It lies 2.3 km north-north-west of Egremont (from Egremont: bearing 337°T, OS grid NY 001 127), and is situated west of Woodend village. The sky above Bigrigg often carries a soft, diffused light, a characteristic of this western Cumbrian setting, lending a gentle clarity to the fields and the modest houses. Its past is intertwined with the extraction of iron ore, a legacy that subtly informs the character of the land, leaving behind a quiet resilience in the very earth. Today, Bigrigg maintains a peaceful existence, its lanes often echoing with the distant bleating of sheep rather than the clang of industry. A palpable sense of the open West Cumbrian sky seems to press down on Bigrigg, a constant reminder of its position on the edge of wilder places.
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Explore Bigrigg, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.500179, -3.542602. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |