Longbenton
Longbenton is a district of North Tyneside, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is largely occupied by an extensive estate originally built as municipal housing by Newcastle City Council in the 1930s and extended in the 1950s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Bartholomew’s Church, Long Benton and Benton Metro station.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Long Benton
Church
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St Bartholomew's Church, Long Benton is the Anglican parish church of Longbenton, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. It is built in the Gothic Revival style.
Benton Metro station
Railway station
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Benton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, and former British Rail station, serving the suburb of Benton, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It was opened in 1871, closed in 1978 for conversion to become part of the Tyne and Wear Metro, and joined that network in 1980.
Longbenton High School
School
Longbenton High School is a smaller than average Secondary School located in Benton, North Tyneside, England. Operating under the two-tier system in North Tyneside, the school takes students from age 11-18.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest Hall and High Heaton.
Forest Hall
Village
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Forest Hall is a village in the borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is 4 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. It borders Killingworth to the north, Holystone to the east and Benton to the south.
High Heaton
Suburb
Heaton is a district and suburb in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England, two miles east of the city centre. It is bordered by the neighbouring areas of Walkergate to the east, Jesmond to the north west, Byker to the south, and Sandyford to the west.
Holystone
Village
Holystone is a village in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated to the southwest of Whitley Bay, just off the A19. There is one school located within the village, Holystone Primary School. There is also a Premier Inn. Holystone is situated 1½ miles east of Longbenton.
Longbenton
- Type: Locality with 10,600 residents
- Description: district of North Tyneside, England, UK
- Categories: town and unparished area
- Location: North Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Longbenton” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Longbenton”
- Basque: “Longbenton”
- Dutch: “Longbenton”
- French: “Longbenton”
- Irish: “Longbenton”
- Italian: “Longbenton”
- Ladin: “Longbenton”
- Polish: “Longbenton”
- Slovenian: “Longbenton”
- Swedish: “Longbenton”
- Welsh: “Longbenton”
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