Bigrigg /ˈbɪɡrɪɡˈ/ is a village in the civil parish of Egremont, in the Cumberland district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England.

Further encouragement for mining resulted when Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway opened for goods traffic in 1855.

[6] During a routine training flight from its base at RAF Silloth a mechanical failure prompted a forced landing.

The pilot chose a field near St John's Church at Bigrigg as he came in to land the wing of the aircraft struck a tree and it span onto the ground bursting into flames.

The cockpit crossed a small road (A595) Narrowly missing a van and ended up on the grass verge burning fiercely.