Wansbeck District

Coordinates: 55°10′08″N 1°34′26″W / 55.169°N 1.574°W / 55.169; -1.574
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Wansbeck District
Former District
ONS code35UG
Ethnicity99.0% White
Websitewansbeck.gov.uk

Wansbeck was a local government district in south-east Northumberland, England. Its main population centres were Ashington, Bedlington and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.

The area which was bounded by the district is mostly urban, on the

Bedlingtonshire and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. It is named after the River Wansbeck
.

The district council was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England effective from 1 April 2009 with responsibilities being transferred to Northumberland County Council, a unitary authority.

Notable people

See also

External links

  • Statistics about the Wansbeck district from the
    Census 2001