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Benton Metro station

Benton is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, and former British Rail station, serving the suburb of Benton, in , 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.
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Photo: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: metro station in Tyne & Wear, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Benton” and “Benton metro station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Bartholomew’s Church, Long Benton and Four Lane Ends.

Church
Photo: AlixChaytor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Bartholomew's Church, Long Benton is the Anglican parish church of , in , . It is built in the Gothic Revival style. is situated 830 feet north of Benton Metro station.

Railway station
Photo: Mankind 2k, CC BY 3.0.
The Interchange is a multimodal transport hub in the borough of in the English metropolitan county of . It includes a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, a bus station and a multi-storey car park. is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Benton Metro station.

School
is a smaller than average Secondary School located in Benton, , England. Operating under the two-tier system in , the school takes students from age 11-18. is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Benton Metro station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest Hall and High Heaton.

Village
Photo: JayBeckerNCL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the borough of , , England. It is 4 miles from . It borders to the north, to the east and Benton to the south.

Suburb
Heaton is a district and suburb in the city of , in , England, two miles east of the city centre. It is bordered by the neighbouring areas of to the east, to the north west, to the south, and to the west.

Village
is a village in , , England. It is situated to the southwest of , just off the A19. There is one school located within the village, Primary School. There is also a Premier Inn. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Benton Metro station.

Benton Metro station

Latitude
55.0139° or 55° 0′ 50″ north
Longitude
-1.56763° or 1° 34′ 4″ west
Elevation
213 feet (65 metres)
Operator
Nexus
Network
Tyne and Wear Metro
Open location code
9C7W2C7J+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4523974774
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
7671137
Wiki­data ID
Q4890591
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Benton Metro station” goes by many names.
  • French: “Benton”
  • Ukrainian: “Бентон”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Benton Metro station”. Photo: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.