Great Lumley
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.842, -1.544 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 29 49 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Great Lumley is a small former mining village and civil parish in County Durham, sitting just to the north of Chester-le-Street and within easy reach of Durham. The setting is low-lying and semi-rural, with field edges, local footpaths and good road links to the A1(M), so it often feels like a quiet residential outcrop on the edge of larger market and cathedral-town amenities.
Historically the community was shaped by coal mining, and that industrial past still colours local identity through surviving buildings, street patterns and community memory. Today it is largely residential with local shops and clubs, small businesses and residents who commute to nearby centres; the nearby historic landmark of Lumley Castle is a reminder of the area’s longer history and attracts occasional visitors without changing the village’s modest, close-knit character.
Postcode districts covering Great Lumley
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 11.4 miles
- Sunderland 6.4 miles
- Middlesbrough 23.4 miles
- Darlington 21.4 miles
- Hartlepool 17.9 miles
- South Shields 10.8 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 20.7 miles
- Gateshead 7.1 miles
- Washington 4.2 miles
- Durham 4.3 miles
- Wallsend 11 miles
- Newburn 12.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Lumley Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Little Lumley Parish 0.5 miles
- Lumley Ward 0.7 miles
- Chester-le-Street East Ward 1.2 miles
- Bournmoor Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Fence Houses Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street Built-up area 2 miles
- Chester-le-Street South Ward 2.1 miles
- West Rainton and Leamside Parish 2.1 miles
- Chester-le-Street North Ward 2.2 miles
- North Lodge Parish 2.3 miles
- Houghton Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Great Lumley
DH3 4HZ, DH3 4LF, DH3 4NG, DH3 4JW, DH3 4ER, DH3 4QH, DH3 4LL, DH3 4LG, DH3 4DR … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 14.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 23.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Durham Railway Station 4.6 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 9.7 miles
- Haymarket bus station 9.7 miles
Hotels near Great Lumley Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 0.9 miles
- Lumley Castle 4 0.9 miles
- Three Horseshoes Leamside 1.7 miles
- Highfield Hotel 2.7 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 4.7 miles
- Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 3.4 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 4.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Washington 3.5 3.1 miles
- Campanile Hotel Washington 3.1 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 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 4.8 miles
- University of Durham University 5.5 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 7 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 8 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 8.3 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 8.6 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 8.7 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 9 miles
- Life Science Musuem Museum 9.2 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 9.3 miles
- Discovery Museum Museum 9.3 miles