Castles · North East England
Lamesley
Lamesley in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
About
Lamesley is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lamesley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,742. The village is on the southern outskirts of Gateshead, near to Birtley. The parish includes Kibblesworth, Lamesley village, Eighton Banks and Northside, Birtley which is predominantly private housing in neighbourhoods named The Hollys, Long Bank, Northdene and Crathie. The ruined Ravensworth Castle is also in Lamesley. A hilltop contemporary sculpture in the parish is the Angel of the North by Antony Gormley on a minor hilltop which is lower than the adjoining Low Fell and High Fell outside the parish.
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Background
History
Evidence of a medieval village located just to the south of Haggs Lane has been documented, with ridge and furrow, field boundaries and a holloway visible as earthworks. This has been recognised as one of the best surviving medieval landscapes in the Tyne and Wear region.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9160, -1.6080
- Official site
- durhamwt.com
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lamesley?
- Lamesley is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9160°, -1.6080°.