Lumley Park Burn

Lumley Park Burn
Lumley Park Burn under the A1M.
Location of the mouth within County Durham
Location
County	England
County	County Durham Tyne and Wear
Settlements	•Chester-le-Street •Houghton-le-Spring •Hetton-le-Hole
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hetton-le-Hole
• coordinates	54°50′18″N1°25′22″W / 54.83843°N 1.42265°W / 54.83843; -1.42265
Mouth
• location	Chester-le-Street
• coordinates	54°51′19″N1°33′44″W / 54.85515°N 1.56216°W / 54.85515; -1.56216
Length	12.5km (7.8 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Red Burn, Hetton Burn
• right	Herrington Burn

The Lumley Park Burn is a small river between County Durham and Tyne and Wear that is a tributary of the River Wear and flows by Lumley Castle. Its length is around 12.5km (7.8mi). ^{[1] [2]}

Course

Its source near to Hetton-le-Hole, where it is known as Rough Dene Burn. Then changing its name to Rainton Burn, the Hetton Burn confluences into the river, and it flows by Houghton-le-Spring northward. Flowing by Chilton Moor, it is known as the Moors Burn, and the Herrington Burn flows into the river. Finally, it is known as the Lumley Park Burn, where it flows by Lumley Castle, and into the River Wear at Chester-le-Street.

Conservation

Since 2012, Wear Rivers Trust have built fish passes to allow salmon and trout to spawn in the river. ^[3]

References

1. "Lumley Park Burn from Herrington Burn to R Wear | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
2. "Lumley Park Burn from Source to Herrington Burn | Catchment Data Explorer | Catchment Data Explorer". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
3. "Salmon found in historically "dead" river in County Durham". The Rivers Trust. Retrieved 2025-12-13.