Lamesley

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Tyne and Wear, England}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| official_name = Lamesley

| coordinates = {{coord|54.916|-1.608|display=inline,title}}

| static_image_name = Fly-Angel.jpg

| static_image_caption = The Angel of the North is in Lamesley C.P. in the Gateshead District.

| population = 3742

| population_ref = (United Kingdom Census 2011)

| area_total_km2 = 22.9

| civil_parish = Lamesley

| metropolitan_borough = Gateshead

| region = North East England

| metropolitan_county = Tyne and Wear

| constituency_westminster = Washington and Gateshead South

| post_town = GATESHEAD

| postcode_district = NE11

| postcode_area = NE

| dial_code = 0191

| os_grid_reference = NZ251580

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125378&c=lamesley&d=16&e=62&g=6357712&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1454168167062&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=30 January 2016}} 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 Anthony Gormley on a minor hilltop which is lower than the adjoining Low Fell and High Fell outside the parish.

Demography

Combined, this area had a population of 3,928 people as of the 2001 census and unlike the small rise in the overall region it saw a decrease to 3,742 at the following census.[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790257 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gateshead] Retrieved 2009-09-14 The Gateshead MBC ward of Lamesley had a population of 8,662 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689583&c=Lamesley&d=14&e=62&g=6357695&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1436022392304&enc=1|title=Gateshead MBC ward population 2011|access-date=4 July 2015}} Both the ward and civil parish are very homogenous. For instance, in the 2011 Census, the ward was 96.9% White British.

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.[https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/4462/Lamesley-Pastures-project Gateshead Council : Lamesley Pastures Project] Retrieved 2023-18-10

The Ravensworth Arms in Lamesley is said to be where Lewis Carroll wrote parts of Alice in Wonderland.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}

References

External links

Category:Villages in Tyne and Wear

Category:Civil parishes in Tyne and Wear

Category:Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead