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Benton Tyne and Wear Map

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

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

Latitude	55.014980
Longitude	-1.567404
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Benton

Benton reveals a landscape where suburban quietude meets the lingering hum of North Tyneside’s industrial heritage. It lies 0.5 miles south of Longbenton (from Longbenton: bearing 191°T, OS grid NZ 277 690). The light here often catches the brickwork of mid-century homes with a pale, steady clarity that softens the transition between residential streets and the open earth of Benton Quarry Park. This former industrial site has surrendered its grit to the slow reclamation of hawthorn and gorse, offering a sanctuary where the evening shadows stretch long across the uneven ground. Nearby, the water of The Letch traces a modest, winding path through the landscape, acting as a quiet witness to the shifting geography of the district. Benton retains a certain structural reserve, its character defined less by grand monuments than by the rhythmic, functional architecture of a place that has long served as a threshold for the wider region. Residents move through these spaces with a familiarity that suggests a deep, unsentimental attachment to the terrain. The air carries the faint, bracing suggestion of the North Sea, a reminder that the coast lies only a few miles to the east.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Benton Quarry Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 122° ESE
Springfield Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 025° NNE
The Letch (River) — 0.6 mi, 289° WNW
Dial Cottage (George Stevensons Listed Home) (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 349° NNW
World war 2 anti aircraft factory (Historic Ruins) — 1.3 mi, 036° NE
George Stephenson Blucher Locomotive Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 359° N
Killingworth Lake (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 348° NNW
Salter'S Bridge, Gosforth (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 258° WSW
Gosforth Park Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 300° WNW · 38 ha
Gosforth Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 299° WNW
Camperdown (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 009° N
Gosforth Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 321° NW
People's Theatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 202° SSW
Wallsend Burn (River) — 1.9 mi, 133° SE
Jesmond Dene, Armstrong And Heaton Parks (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.9 mi, 212° SSW · 52 ha
St Mary'S Chapel, Jesmond (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 215° SW
St Mary'S Well, Jesmond (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 216° SW
Pets' Corner (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.0 mi, 211° SSW
Wallsend Dene (Valley) — 2.1 mi, 118° ESE
North Gosforth Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 290° WNW
West Backworth Medieval Settlement (English Heritage Scheduled Monument) (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 025° NNE
Gosforth Civic Theatre (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 262° W
Fencer Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 285° WNW
Segedunum Fort Viewing Tower (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 142° SE
Segedunum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 142° SE
Roman Baths (Reconstruction) (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 144° SE
Newcastle General Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.5 mi, 209° SSW · 4 ha
Weetslade Colliery Country Park (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 326° NNW
Star And Shadow Cinema (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 204° SSW
Stephenson Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 088° E

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