5-581: Places called Wansbeck include: The River Wansbeck , a river in Northumberland, England Wansbeck District —a former local government district in south-east Northumberland, through which the river flows Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency) —a constituency in the same area, represented in the UK House of Commons Alternative spelling of Wandsbek —a borough of Hamburg, Germany Topics referred to by
10-434: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages River Wansbeck The River Wansbeck runs through the county of Northumberland , England . It rises above Sweethope Lough on the edge of Fourlaws Forest in the area known locally as The Wanneys (Great Wanney Crag, Little Wanney Crag; thus the "Wanneys Beck"); runs through the town of Ashington before discharging into
15-595: The North Sea at Sandy Bay near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea . The River flows through the village of Kirkwhelpington , Hartburn , where the tributary Hart Burn joins, the village of Mitford , where the River Font joins, and the town of Morpeth . The River Wansbeck is nicknamed the River Wanney. The term 'The Wilds of Wanney' is used by people of Tyneside to refer to the rural areas of Northumberland where
20-632: The Wansbeck rises. The River lent its name to the former Wansbeck district which was based in Ashington, and included Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Bedlington and Stakeford. Between 1974 and 75, a £250,000 barrage with a navigation lock was built near the rivermouth and adjacent to the A189 road bridge. In so doing the lower three miles of river became a country park and are recognised as England's most northerly inland (locked) navigation. Very little use of
25-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wansbeck . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wansbeck&oldid=1067936377 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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