Great Lumley
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.838, -1.54 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 29 49 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Great Lumley is a small village in County Durham, England, historically set on the Durham coalfield. It grew as a pit village during the 19th and early 20th centuries and remnants of that industrial past still shape the local landscape; the nearby medieval Lumley Castle and its association with the Lumley family add a long-standing historic note to the area.
Today Great Lumley functions largely as a residential community within easy travelling distance of Chester-le-Street, Durham and Newcastle, with local shops, schools and social clubs serving a close-knit population. The village blends its mining heritage with quieter commuter and rural life, and attracts people who value access to countryside alongside regional transport links.
Postcode districts covering Great Lumley
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 11.7 miles
- Sunderland 6.4 miles
- Middlesbrough 23.1 miles
- Darlington 21.2 miles
- Hartlepool 17.6 miles
- South Shields 11 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 20.4 miles
- Gateshead 7.4 miles
- Washington 4.4 miles
- Durham 4.1 miles
- Wallsend 11.3 miles
- Newburn 12.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Lumley Parish 0.6 miles
- Lumley Ward 0.9 miles
- Fence Houses Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Bournmoor Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street East Ward 1.5 miles
- West Rainton and Leamside Parish 1.8 miles
- Houghton Ward 2.2 miles
- West Rainton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Chester-le-Street Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Chester-le-Street South Ward 2.3 miles
- Framwellgate Moor Parish 2.3 miles
- Framwellgate and Newton Hall Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Great Lumley
DH3 4LJ, DH3 4NF, DH3 4QP, DH3 4NE, DH3 4QL, DH3 4DP, DH3 4LH, DH3 4HX, DH3 4JP … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 15 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 23.2 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Durham Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 10 miles
Hotels near Great Lumley Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- Lumley Castle 4 1.2 miles
- Three Horseshoes Leamside 1.4 miles
- Highfield Hotel 2.5 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 4.5 miles
- Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 3.1 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 4.3 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 3.7 miles
- Travelodge Chester-le-Street 3 1.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Washington 3.5 3.4 miles
Schools in Great Lumley
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Lumley Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dunkeld Close Estate 2.1 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 5.1 miles
- University of Durham University 5.3 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 7.4 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 8 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 8.5 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 8.6 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 8.8 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 9.3 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 9.6 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 9.6 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 9.6 miles