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Bensham Tyne and Wear Map

Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East

Explore Bensham, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bensham map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Bensham, Tyne and Wear

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Place	Bensham
Traditional County	Tyne and Wear
District / Borough	Gateshead
Region	North East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.949796
Longitude	-1.619252
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Bensham

Bensham holds a sturdy, Victorian character, defined by its long, rhythmic rows of terraced houses that climb the incline above the Tyne valley. It lies 0.9 miles south-west of Gateshead (from Gateshead: bearing 219°T, OS grid NZ 244 617). The afternoon sun catches the slate roofs and brickwork, casting long shadows that stretch across the steep streets like fingers reaching for the low-lying River Team. Beyond these dense residential veins, the greenery of Eslington Park provides a quiet, open lung for the neighbourhood, where the air turns cooler beneath the mature canopy. The architecture reflects the nineteenth-century expansion of the North East, when coal and industry dictated the pace of life and the shape of the horizon. Residents often walk toward the grand, ornamental landscapes of Saltwell Park, which offers a respite from the urban density with its carefully curated ponds and paths. Bensham remains a place of solid, enduring stone, where the weight of industrial heritage lingers in the quietude of its secondary thoroughfares. This distinctive landscape balances the grit of its coal-mining past with a persistent, lived-in domesticity that defines the daily movement of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eslington Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 262° W
River Team (River) — 0.5 mi, 293° WNW
Avondale Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 073° ENE
Juxtaposition (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 109° ESE
Dunston Staiths (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 318° NW · 1 ha
Charlton Memorial Fountain (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 129° SE
Saltwell Park (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 124° ESE
Little Theatre Gateshead (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 101° ESE
Dunston Staithes (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 314° NW
Utilita Arena (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 351° N
Dunston Monument (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 266° W
Newcastle Upon Tyne Town Defences: Section Of Curtain Wall Including Closegate And Water Tower (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 016° NNE
Site of Kings Meadow Island (Historic Ruins) — 1.2 mi, 305° NW
Centre for Life (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 357° N
Boulevard (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 353° N
Newcastle Swing Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 023° NNE
FV4034 Challenger 2 Tank (prototype) (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 352° N
St Mary's Heritage Centre (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 027° NNE
The Trench (River) — 1.4 mi, 203° SSW
Mining Institute (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 008° N
Charge! (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 350° N
Side and Dean street view from Tyne Bridge (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 019° NNE
Newcastle Castle - Keep (Castle) — 1.4 mi, 015° NNE
The Black Gate (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 014° NNE
Dunston Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 261° W
Westgate Hill Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.6 mi, 344° NNW · 1 ha
Tyneside Cinema (Cinema) — 1.7 mi, 009° N
Sheriff Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 121° ESE
Ouseburn Valley (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 036° NE
Great North Museum: Hancock (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 006° N

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