Lesbury
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Lesbury is a small rural village in Northumberland
in the north of England. It is built on the main coastal road 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Alnwick
, on the north bank of the river Aln. Alnmouth railway station
is about half a mile away.
of St. Mary was mentioned in records dating back to 1147, and records from the end of the 13th century state that there were thirteen residents eligible to pay tax.
In the 18th century a schoolroom and master's house were built, paid for by Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland
. By 1897 the village had a large corn mill, as well as a reading room with 500 volumes in the library. Connor Weightman lives there.
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
in the north of England. It is built on the main coastal road 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Alnwick
Alnwick
Alnwick is a small market town in north Northumberland, England. The town's population was just over 8000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31,029....
, on the north bank of the river Aln. Alnmouth railway station
Alnmouth railway station
Alnmouth for Alnwick is a station on the East Coast Main Line about one mile from Alnmouth in Hipsburn, Northumberland, northern England. It is 10–15 minutes by road to the town of Alnwick.-History:...
is about half a mile away.
History
The village has a long history. The Anglican ChurchAnglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
of St. Mary was mentioned in records dating back to 1147, and records from the end of the 13th century state that there were thirteen residents eligible to pay tax.
In the 18th century a schoolroom and master's house were built, paid for by Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland
Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland
Admiral Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland KG, PC, FRS , styled Lord Algernon Percy until 1816 and known as The Lord Prudhoe between 1816 and 1847, was a British naval commander, explorer and Conservative politician.-Background:Northumberland was the younger son of General Hugh Percy, 2nd...
. By 1897 the village had a large corn mill, as well as a reading room with 500 volumes in the library. Connor Weightman lives there.