Village and civil parish in Tyne and Wear, England
Lamesley
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.
How locals move
Getting around Lamesley the local way
- Get inFrom Glasgow or Stranraer (for ferries from Ireland) head for Carlisle then follow A69 east - this road climbs no great hills and is rarely closed by winter weather.
- Get inAn overnight DFDS ferry sails from IJmuiden near Amsterdam to North Shields on the north bank of the Tyne.
- Get aroundThe Tyne ferry plies between North and South Shields, taking foot passengers and bicycles.
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