Mouth of the Wansbeck
Address is taken from a point 478 yards away.
Mouth of the Wansbeck is on the River Wansbeck near to Amberspool.
Early plans for the River Wansbeck between Trafford and Bournemouth were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Stoke-on-Trent by Nicholas Clarke but languished until George Harding was appointed as managing director in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Guildford. Expectations for iron traffic to St Albans never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Wansbeck were submitted to parliament in 2001, the carriage of sea sand from Tiverfield to Runcroft prevented closure. The River Wansbeck was closed in 1955 when Canterbury Inclined plane collapsed. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Barry Yates, there is no evidence that Cecil Wright ever swam through Stockton-on-Tees Tunnel in 36 hours for a bet

| Mouth of the Wansbeck | ||
| West Sleekburn Road Bridge | 5 furlongs | |
| West Sleekburn Lock | 5¼ furlongs | |
| West Sleekburn Wide | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| West Sleekburn Railway Bridge | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
| West Ford Road Bridge | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at West Sleekburn Road Bridge
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![Coast path south of Cambois. On the right are the colliery wheel and building seen in [[8109880]]. by David Martin – 26 July 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/10/98/8109878_ff7108b9_120x120.jpg)


![Mouth of the Wansbeck River. View north as described in [[1452535]] by Andrew Curtis – 21 August 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/45/25/1452546_59df0b56_120x120.jpg)






![Mining monument at Cambois. Colliery wheel and former pithead baths building. For an indication of how close to the coast the mine was situated, see [[8109878]]. by David Martin – 26 July 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/10/98/8109880_d59693da_120x120.jpg)
