LESBURY, a parish comprising the townships of
Alemouth, and Lesbury with Hawkhill, in the southern
division of BAMBROUGH ward, and the townships of
Bilton and Wooden, in the eastern division of COQUETDALE
ward, county of NORTHUMBERLAND, and containing
982 inhabitants, of which number, 576 are in
the joint township of Lesbury with Hawkhill, 4 miles
(E. by S.) from Alnwick. The living is a discharged
vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Northumberland, and
diocese of Durham, rated in the king's books at
£8. 2. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown. The
church is dedicated to St. Mary. The river Alne is
here crossed by a bridge, and discharges itself into the
North sea at Alnmouth, where a great quantity of grain
is shipped for London, and other markets. A schoolroom
and a house for the master have been given by
the Duke of Northumberland, Mr. Henry Strother having,
in 1718, bequeathed a piece of land, now producing
about £ 10. 10. a year, for teaching poor children.