Langley, Northumberland
More correctly called Langley on Tyne, this small Northumberland village is close to the larger town of Hexham. The village is on the A686 about three miles outside of Haydon Bridge. 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. A widely distributed village, the first building seen is Langley Castle. This is now a hotel but has in the past done service as a school and stately home. Inside Langley Castle are some of the best preserved Garderobes in Britain and these can be viewed from the main staircase. Staward Manor has an old Roman alter stone and in 1999 a Roman road was discovered nearby. Staward Gorge is an area of Special Scientific Interest and the most northerly habitat of Dormice in Britain and while walking in the National Trust owned Allanbanks and surrounding area you are likely to encounter Deer and Red Squirrel.
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