In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wansbeck like this:
WANSBECK RAILWAY, a railway in Northumberland; from junctions with the Northeastern and the Blyth and Tyne in the neighbourhood of Morpeth, westward, to a junction with the Border Counties line at Reedsmouth, 2 miles SE of Bellingham. It was authorized in 1859, amalgamated with the North British in 1862, and opened throughout in 1865.
Wansbeck through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wansbeck in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17285
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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