Welcome to Lynemouth
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Lynemouth is a village in Northumberland, England, 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Ashington, close to the village of Ellington to the north west. It was built close to coal mines, including Lynemouth Colliery. Lynemouth and the surrounding industrial area featured in the 1985 docudrama Seacoal about the seacoalers who made a living from collecting waste coal from the beach. A series of photographs in the Henri Cartier-Bresson Award–winning book In Flagrante (1988) by Chris Killip shows the work and life of the seacoalers; more were published in 2011 in the book Seacoal.To the south of the village is the former Alcan Lynemouth Aluminium Smelter, now closed, and Lynemouth Power Station.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
140 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
1,685 (2021) |
Density |
1,206 people/km2 |
Mean age |
39.3 |
Ward |
Lynemouth |
District |
Northumberland |
Postcodes |
NE61 |
ONS ID |
E04010827 |
Council
Contact details for Lynemouth Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Lynemouth Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Lynemouth Parish.
Planning
View recent planning applications submitted for Lynemouth Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Lynemouth Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Lynemouth Parish.
Local News
Hosted and licensed by Northumberland Gazette
Community cafe in Lynemouth opened by a Morpeth charity hoping to expand its work
Published: 28th Nov 2023
Hosted and licensed by Chronicle Live
Multi-million pound project to clean up polluted coastline at Lynemouth gets under way
Published: 8th Mar 2024
Hosted and licensed by BBC
Lynemouth beach industrial waste clean-up gets go ahead
Published: 13th Jul 2023