Newbiggin is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England.
An influx of Derbyshire lead miners into the area in the late 18th century may have brought the name from Biggin.
The village is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
[2] The village of Newbiggin is up the River Tees from the incredible High Force, one of England's most impressive waterfalls.
[5][6] In February 2022 Robert Hooper, a local farmer, was cleared of dangerous driving and criminal damage, after using a telehandler with forks, to remove a parked car from a lane outside his farm, flipping it and pushing it on its side.