Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle is a 14th-century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near the city Durham, and a property of the Earl of Scarbrough.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riverside Ground and Concangis.
Riverside Ground
Stadium
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The Riverside Ground, known for sponsorship reasons as the Banks Homes Riverside, is a cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. It is home to Durham County Cricket Club, and has also hosted several international matches. Riverside Ground is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Lumley Castle.
Concangis
Archaeological site
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Concangis was an auxiliary castra in the Roman province of Lower Britain. Its ruins are located in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, in England, and are now known as Chester-le-Street Roman Fort. Concangis is situated 4,100 feet west of Lumley Castle.
Lambton Castle
Castle
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Lambton Castle stands above Chester-le-Street, County Durham and is a stately home, the ancestral seat of the Lambton family, the Earls of Durham. It is listed in the mid-category of listed building, Grade II*. Lambton Castle is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Lumley Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chester-le-Street and Lumley Thicks.
Chester-le-Street
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Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, with a population of 23,500 in 2021. It's a commuter town for Newcastle 8 miles north; the main reason to visit is Durham CCC cricket ground, which stages county and international matches.
Lumley Thicks
Hamlet
Lumley Thicks is a small village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Chester-le-Street and Houghton-le-Spring, north of Great Lumley.
Great Lumley
Village
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Great Lumley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated south east of Chester-le-Street, near Lumley Castle. It has a population of 3,630 as of the 2021 census.
Lumley Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed quadrangular castle in County Durham, England, UK
- Categories: quadrangular castle, country house hotel, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Little Lumley, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lumley Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lumley Castle”
- Chinese: “藍麗城堡”
- Danish: “Lumley Castle”
- French: “château de Lumley”
- French: “Château de Lumley”
- German: “Lumley Castle”
- Italian: “Castello di Lumley”
- Japanese: “ラムリー城”
- Polish: “Zamek Lumley”
- Russian: “Ламли (замок)”
- Russian: “Ламли”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Lumley”
- Swedish: “Lumley Castle”
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