Wansbeck

For other uses, see Wansbeck (disambiguation).
Wansbeck District
Former District

Shown within Northumberland
Coordinates: 55°10′08″N 1°34′26″W / 55.169°N 1.574°W / 55.169; -1.574Coordinates: 55°10′08″N 1°34′26″W / 55.169°N 1.574°W / 55.169; -1.574
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North East England
Administrative county Northumberland
Founded 1 April 1974
Abolished 1 April 2009
Admin. HQ Ashington
Government
 • Type Wansbeck District Council
 • Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
 • MPs: Ian Lavery
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code 35UG
Ethnicity 99.0% White
Website wansbeck.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 North Sea coast north of the Tyneside conurbation. It bordered Blyth Valley district to the south, the border being the River Blyth. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the urban districts of Ashington, 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


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