 The Anglican Church of St Mary was mentioned in records dating back to 1147, and records from the end of the 13th century state that there were thirteen residents eligible to pay tax.Robert de Emeldon, later Lord Treasurer of Ireland, was parish priest of Lesbury in the 1320s.In the 18th century, a schoolroom and master's house were built, paid for by Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland.