Cambois

Cambois
Cambois
Cambois shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NZ305835
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLYTH
Postcode district	NE24
Dialling code	01670
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	Wansbeck
List of places UK England Northumberland 55°08′42″N 1°31′16″W / 55.145°N 1.521°W / 55.145; -1.521Coordinates: 55°08′42″N 1°31′16″W / 55.145°N 1.521°W / 55.145; -1.521

Cambois (/ˈkæməs/ KAM-əs) is a village in south-east Northumberland, England. It is situated on the north side of the estuary of the River Blyth between Blyth and Ashington on the North Sea coast.

According to earlier scholarship, the etymology of the name is probably Gaelic cambas 'bay, creek'. However, the name could equally be from the Cumbric cognate of cambas, *camas 'bend in a river, bay', which would fit with Cambois's location at the confluence of Sleek Burn and the River Blyth. In either case, the spelling seems to have been influenced by French bois 'wood'.

Cambois was a township in Bedlingtonshire which, until 1844, was part of County Durham.

Cambois was a coal mining village from 1862 to week ending 20 April 1968 when Cambois Colliery closed.

Cambois is now closely related to the area known as North Blyth. The main commercial activity (2011) is the importation of alumina for the manufacture of aluminium.

In 1883, the Coal Company gave a list of the property it owned, or leased:

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