Benwell
Benwell is an electrical substation in Blakelaw and North Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Benwell is situated nearby to the mosque Masjid Darul Arqam, as well as near St James Parish Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Benwell Roman Temple and MetroCentre railway station.
Benwell Roman Temple
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benwell Roman Temple is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,400 feet north of Benwell.
MetroCentre railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
MetroCentre is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 3 miles 33 chains west of Newcastle, between Dunston and Blaydon, serving the MetroCentre shopping centre, Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. MetroCentre railway station is situated 1 mile south of Benwell.
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. The Mitre is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Benwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benwell and Elswick.
Benwell
Suburb
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.
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.
Benwell
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Blakelaw and North Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.97245° or 54° 58′ 21″ northLongitude
-1.66156° or 1° 39′ 42″ westOperator
Northern PowergridOpen location code
9C6WX8CQ+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 460912875
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