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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Biggin like this:
BIGGIN, a township in Kirk-Fenton parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the North Midland railway, 6½ miles WNW of Selby. Acres, together with Little Fenton, 2,250. Pop., 142. Houses, 28. Teasel, for the use of fullers, was first cultivated here.
Biggin is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Biggin itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Biggin, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11581
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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