Langley, Northumberland
village in Northumberland, United Kingdom
Langley or Langley-on-Tyne is a small hamlet in Northumberland, England, located to the west of Hexham.
The hamlet is on the A686 about 3 miles (5 km) south of Haydon Bridge and the South Tyne. The skyline of Langley on Tyne is still dominated by the lead smelting chimney with its underground flue leading to the old smelt works, now a sawmill, where the old tracks for the ore wagons can still be seen. There are currently just over 100 residents in Langley.
Governance
Langley is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham, Joe Morris of the Labour Party is the Member of Parliament.
For Local Government purposes it belongs to Northumberland County Council a unitary authority, with Langley lying in the Tynedale Division. Prior to the 2009 structural changes to local government in England it was part of Tynedale Council.
Landmarks
Langley Castle is a restored medieval tower house, and a Grade I listed building. It was built in the middle of the 14th century as a great H-shaped tower of four storeys. Before this the site was the seat of the Barons of Tynedale in the 12th century, from whom descend the Tyndall family.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3826897. Authority coordinates are 54.948, -2.275. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2009.
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