Cambois
Built-up area in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.151, -1.535 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 29 84 |
| Dialling code: | 01670 (Morpeth) |
Cambois is a small coastal village in Northumberland, England, sitting on the North Sea coast close to Blyth and Ashington by the mouth of the River Blyth. Originally a modest fishing and farming settlement, it expanded in the 19th century as collieries and coal staithes were built to load ships from the estuary; the name is often said to come from a Gaelic phrase meaning “crooked mouth”, a nod to the river mouth.
After the decline of deep coal mining and coastal industry, Cambois faced the economic shifts common to the North-East, leaving an industrial waterfront next to sand flats and estuary habitats that attract birdwatchers. The village still carries a strong mining heritage and close-knit community spirit, and in recent years there has been interest in regeneration and renewable‑energy and port‑related activity in the wider Blyth estuary area.
Postcode districts covering Cambois
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Sunderland 18.1 miles29.1 km
- South Shields 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Gateshead 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Washington 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Wallsend 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Newburn 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Whitley Bay 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Blyth 1.8 miles3 km
- Chester-le-Street 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Cramlington 5 miles8.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Sleekburn Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- East Bedlington Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bomarsund Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Cowpen Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- College Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Seaton with Newbiggin West Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Croft Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Blyth Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Ashington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kitty Brewster Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Haydon Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Stakeford Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Cambois
NE22 7DH, NE22 7FG, NE24 1RQ, NE24 1RD, NE22 7DD, NE24 1RN, NE24 1RJ, NE24 1RB, NE24 1QQ
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 10 miles16.1 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 44.5 miles71.7 km
- Pegswood Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Cramlington Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
Hotels near Cambois Ad
- Lairds House 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Portland Hotel 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Queens Head 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park 4 7 miles11.2 km
- The Snowy Owl by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Great North Hotel 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Tynemouth Castle Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Dunes Hotel 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Village Hotel Newcastle 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Grand Hotel Gosforth Park 4 8.7 miles14 km
Schools in Cambois
- Cambois Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bluebell Wood Forest 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Newminster Abbey Historic site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Blagdon Hall Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Cockle Park Estate 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 9 miles14.4 km
- Kirkley Hall Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Arbeia museum Museum 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Woolsington Hall Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Shields Harbour Harbour 11.2 miles18 km
- Segedunum museum Museum 11.2 miles18.1 km