Lamesley
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 The Angel of the North is in Lamesley C.P. in the Gateshead District. |
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  Lamesley |
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| Area | 22.9 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
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| Population | 3,742 (2011 census)[1] |
| – density | 163/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | NZ251580 |
| Civil parish | Lamesley |
| Metropolitan borough | Gateshead |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United 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 Parliament | Blaydon |
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Coordinates: 54°54′58″N 1°36′29″W / 54.916°N 1.608°W
Lamesley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. 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 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