Environs and Villages Surrounding Ashington
Working in a clockwise direction from the north west of Ashington are the following places.
- Linton, a small village, originally developed for mineworkers at the Linton Colliery. This village looks unusual from the air: it is almost square and its streets are in a parallel grid-plan.
- Ellington, a newer village which was located next to Ellington Colliery.
- Lynemouth, close to the coast; this village is next to the Alcan Lynemouth Aluminium Smelter and Lynemouth Power Station.
- Woodhorn, a tiny hamlet with a church on the road to Newbiggin. Some of the area of Ashington adjacent to Woodhorn pit museum is also called Woodhorn.
- Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, a small town or village, this is a former seaside resort, visited by locals. It has a beach, but following coastal erosion a large sea wall was built in the late 1980s. Newbiggin offers bed and breakfasts, cafes and some shops.
- Cambois (pronounced Cammis) is a small village south of the River Wansbeck. It is quite spread about. Cambois has some fishing cottages at the mouth of the river. It has a beach, and views along the coast towards north Blyth and Blyth.
- North Seaton, a village on the north bsnks of the River Wansbeck. It was formerly a mining village, but most of its population moved to Ashington. North Seaton had its own small colliery.
- Stakeford, originally a small village south of the River Wansbeck, this is mainly an area of residential estates.
- Guide Post, a residential village on the road towards Morpeth, it has a school and some shops.
- Sheepwash, a crossing point on the River Wansbeck, before it flows west towards Bothal.
- Bothal, a quaint historic village on the wooded banks of the River Wansbeck. Bothal has cottages and a 14th century castle, Bothal Castle. Riverside walks can be taken along the wooded riverbank.
- Pegswood, village on the main East Coast Main Line. The village has a station served by local trains.
- Longhirst, a small hamlet on the East Coast Main Line.
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