| Lambley | |
|---|---|
 Lambley Viaduct | |
  Lambley Location within Northumberland | |
| Population | 32 |
| OS grid reference | NY675585 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRAMPTON |
| Postcode district | CA8 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Lambley, formerly known as Harper Town,[1] [2] is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Coanwood, in Northumberland, England about four miles (six kilometres) southwest of Haltwhistle. The village lies adjacent to the 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 Benedictine Nuns, founded by Adam de Tindale and Heloise, his wife, in the 12th century. The Scots led by William Wallace devastated it in 1296 [Rowland[4] gives 1297]. However it was restored and one William Tynedale was ordained priest to the nunnery in about 1508 – most likely not William Tyndale, the reformer, as once believed[5] but another man of the same name.[6] At the time of the suppression of religious houses by 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]
- ^ a b "Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd". Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "OS Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952". Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Population statistics Lambley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b Rowland, T. H. (1994). Waters of Tyne (Reprint ed.). Warkworth, Northumberland, England: Sandhill Press Ltd. ISBN 0-946098-36-0.
- ^ Parish of Alston Moor. Welcome leaflet to the Parish Church of St Mary and St Patrick, Lambley.(2008)
- ^ Parish of Alston Moor. Welcome leaflet to the Parish Church of St Mary and St Patrick, Lambley.(revised 2015)
- ^ Ridley, Nancy (1966). Portrait of Northumberland (reprint ed.). London: Robert Hale. OCLC 503957631.
- ^ 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)