Mickley

Mickley
Mickley  Mickley shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NZ077620
District	Tynedale
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HEXHAM
Postcode district	NE43
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

Mickley is a small hamlet near Prudhoe and Stocksfield in the English county of Northumberland. It lies south of the river Tyne and is accessible via the A695. The neighbouring villages of Mickley Square and High Mickley are usually included under the general name of Mickley. This village once produced "mickley bricks," which can still be found in neighbouring areas. The brick kiln remains at the lower end of Mickley.

The Mickley settlements are served by St George's Church, which was built in 1830. The facilities in Mickley include a post office, garden centre, driving range, and social club.

Notable people

• Thomas Bewick was born in the village at Cherryburn House, now a National Trust site.

• Joe Tulip, professional footballer with Queen of the South F.C. in the club's days in Scotland's top division

• Bob Stokoe, professional footballer and later manager,who won an FA Cup winners medal as a player with Newcastle United In 1955, and later managed Sunderland to victory in the same competition in 1973.

External links

• Mickley photos
• Mickley map