Lamesley

Lamesley

The Angel of the North is in Lamesley C.P. in the Gateshead District.
Lamesley
 Lamesley shown within Tyne and Wear
Area  22.9 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Population 8,662 (Gateshead 2011 census.ward)
    density  378/km2 (980/sq mi)
OS grid referenceNZ251580
Civil parishLamesley
Metropolitan boroughGateshead
Metropolitan county Tyne and Wear
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GATESHEAD
Postcode district NE11
Dialling code 0191
Police Northumbria
Fire Tyne and Wear
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentBlaydon
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Coordinates: 54°54′58″N 1°36′29″W / 54.916°N 1.608°W / 54.916; -1.608

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.[1] 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.

A hilltop contemporary sculpture in the parish is the Angel of the North by Anthony Gormley on a minor hilltop which is lower than Low Fell in the parish.

Demography

Combined, this area has a population of 3,928 people as at the 2001 census and unlike the small rise in the overall region saw a decrease to 3,742 at the following census.[2] The Gateshead MBC ward of Lamesley had a population of 8,662 at the 2011 Census.[3]

The Ravensworth Arms in Lamesley is said to be where Lewis Carroll wrote 'Alice in Wonderland'.

References

External links

Media related to Lamesley at Wikimedia Commons


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