The
River Wansbeck runs through the county of
Northumberland,
England. It rises above Sweethope
Lough on the edge of Forelaws Forest in the area known locally as The Wanneys (Great Wanney Crag, Little Wanney Crag; thus the "Wanneys Beck"); runs through the town of
Ashington before discharging into the
North Sea at Sandy Bay near
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.