Benwell
Benwell is an area in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Until 1974 it was in Northumberland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Mitre and Temple of Antenociticus.
The Mitre
School building
Photo: The JPS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mitre is a building situated in the Benwell area in the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is a Grade II listed building. A tower house known as Benwell Tower was built in 1221.
Temple of Antenociticus
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Temple of Antenociticus is an archaeological site.
St Cuthbert’s High School
School
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is a boys-only Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located on Gretna Road in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fenham and East Denton.
Fenham
Suburb
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fenham is an area of the west-end of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It lies to the west of the city centre, and is bounded on the north and east by a large area of open land known as the Town Moor.
East Denton
Suburb
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Denton is an area in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Until 1974 it was in Northumberland. East Denton Hall, dating from 1622, was in the 18th century the seat of the prominent Montagu family.
Benwell
- Type: Suburb with 6,500 residents
- Description: area in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Blakelaw and North Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97453° or 54° 58′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.6692° or 1° 40′ 9″ westPopulation
6,500Elevation
305 feet (93 metres)Open location code
9C6WX8FJ+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 12465672330OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6693001Wikidata ID
Q818393
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