Lambton, Tyne and Wear

Lambton, Tyne and Wear

Lambton is the name of a number of villages in Tyne and Wear and County Durham in the north east of England.The villages being:-
* New Lambton (postcode DH4), in the Chester-le-Street parish of Little Lumley but with a Houghton-le-Spring postal address.
* Lambton Village (postcode NE38), part of Washington, Tyne and Wear

It is historically linked to the Lambton family, Lambton Castle and being the home of the Lambton Worm.New Lambton is located just a few miles from the Lambton estate.


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