Lambley, Northumberland

Coordinates: 54°55′12″N 2°30′29″W / 54.920°N 2.508°W / 54.920; -2.508
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Lambley
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRAMPTON
Postcode districtCA8
Dialling code01434
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54°55′12″N 2°30′29″W / 54.920°N 2.508°W / 54.920; -2.508

Lambley, formerly known as Harper Town,[1] [2] is a village and former

River South Tyne. In 1951 the parish had a population of 298.[3] The place name Lambley refers to the "pasture of lambs".[4]
Lambley used to be the site of a small convent of
Henry VIII, the nunnery contained six inmates. Nothing now remains but the bell from the nunnery, which hangs in the church, and a few carved stones.[1][7]
The village lies in the Midgeholme Coalfield and there are reserves of good-quality coal remaining.[8]


Governance

Lambley is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. On 1 April 1955, the parish was abolished and merged with Coanwood.[9]

Coal mining

The area has previously been noted for coal mining based at Lambley Colliery. Coal reserves still exist in the area as part of the

calorific value). Although this plan did not go ahead, a recent plan to open cast mine at Halton Lea Gate, a village one mile to the west of Lambley, has opened up the possibility of mining returning to the village. The Halton Lea Gate plan was approved by the government planning inspector in 2012.[10] An amended plan was approved by Northumberland County Council in January 2014.[11]

River South Tyne

What was left of the nunnery was washed away by a great flood in about 1769.[12] On 8 January 2005 the

River South Tyne flooded.[13] The Lambley Viaduct crosses the River Tyne at Lambley.[14]

War Memorial

The War Memorial is a cross about three metres (ten feet) in height, is located in the churchyard of the parish church of

St. Mary and St. Patrick. The village of Hartleyburn joined with Lambley in erecting the memorial which was unveiled by Colonel Sir Thomas Oliver on Saturday 21 February 1920.[15] The inscriptions and names on the War Memorial have been transcribed and published by the North East War Memorials Project.[16]

Those who gave their lives in The Great War were:[15] Wilson Glenwright, William E. Marshall, William Riddell, and Philip E. Bell.

Transport

Lambley was served by

Alston Line from Haltwhistle
to Alston. The line opened in 1852 and closed in 1976.

Since 1983, a narrow gauge railway has opened on part of the original track bed. The railway, known as the South Tynedale Railway, is a 2-foot (0.61 m) gauge line and currently runs 8.5 km from Alston to Slaggyford and includes a viaduct over the River South Tyne. The extension to Slaggyford from Linley was completed in 2017. The South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society plans to reopen the entire branch line to Haltwhistle from Alston.

Lambley was also served by a line west to Brampton, Carlisle, which closed in the 1950s. This line, sometimes referred to as Lord Carlisle's line, served Lambley colliery and other coal mining areas.[17]

View from old railway bridge towards Lambley coalfield and Greenriggs

Religious sites

The parish church of Lambley is in the area called Harper's Town, which suffered badly at the hands of the Scots.

St. Ninian, all travelling saints. The bell in the bell cote came from the ruined nunnery.[4] The church bell, cast in America, is one of the only two foreign bells in the diocese of Newcastle: the other is at Eglingham.[18]

The Lambley and Hartleyburn War Memorial is located in the churchyard.[15] Lambley Parish Church falls within the Parish of Alston Moor within the Diocese of Newcastle.

Notable people

John Charlton (1827–1903) fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. There is a memorial plaque to him in the parish church.

Memorial plaque to John Charlton in Lambley church

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd". Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  2. ^ "OS Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952". Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. A Vision of Britain through Time
    . Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-946098-36-0
    .
  5. ^ Parish of Alston Moor. Welcome leaflet to the Parish Church of St Mary and St Patrick, Lambley.(2008)
  6. ^ Parish of Alston Moor. Welcome leaflet to the Parish Church of St Mary and St Patrick, Lambley.(revised 2015)
  7. OCLC 503957631
    .
  8. ^ Planning application 1 August 1990 by R and A Young Mining Ltd., Leadgate, Consett to Northumberland County Council. Proposal to mine 60,000 tonnes and employ 15 workers on site, immediately to the west of the village in a 33 hectare site. Plans held by Northumberland County Council (examined 2013)
  9. ^ "Relationships and changes Lambley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. ^ The Planning Inspectorate Appeal Decision ref APP/P2935/A/11/2164056 (Decision date 7 August 2012)
  11. ^ Hexham Courant 10 Jan 2014 'Villagers admit defeat after 15 years battling opencast'
  12. ^ Parish of Alston Moor. Church leaflet (2008)
  13. ^ http://www.climatenortheast.com/manageContent.aspx?object.id=13153 Archived 11 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11.1.14
  14. ^ "River South Tyne – Lambley Viaduct". Bridges on the Tyne. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  15. ^ a b c "Village Heroes". Illustrated Chronicle (Monday, 23 February 1920): 10, 16.
  16. ^ "North East War Memorials Project". 12 December 2008.
  17. ^ [1] Geograph; Railway path at Halton Lea Gate accessed 15 January 2014
  18. ISBN 0-7524-4071-3. Archived from the original
    on 13 January 2016.

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