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Old Benwell Tyne and Wear Map

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

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Place	Old Benwell
Traditional County	Tyne and Wear
District / Borough	Newcastle upon Tyne
Region	North East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	54.973803
Longitude	-1.676889
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Old Benwell

Old Benwell rises above the northern bank of the River Tyne, a place where the heavy industrial memory of the North East meets the persistent, stubborn endurance of stone. It lies 1.6 miles east-north-east of Blaydon (from Blaydon: bearing 67°T, OS grid NZ 207 644). Roman ghosts walk these streets in the form of the Hadrian’s Wall Vallum, which traces a quiet, earthen furrow through the grounds of St Cuthbert’s School. Sunlight strikes the surviving masonry of the ancient boundary with a clarity that renders the passage of centuries almost tangible. Just a short distance away, the Scotswood Natural Community Garden offers a verdant counterpoint, where wild grasses and unkempt hedges soften the sharp edges of the urban sprawl. Old Benwell retains a stoic character, its terraced streets climbing the slope like rows of grey teeth biting into the skyline. The air here carries the faint, bracing chill of the river, a reminder of the coal and steel tides that once dictated the pulse of the valley. Through the changing seasons, the landscape maintains a rugged, unvarnished grace, indifferent to the encroaching quiet of the modern age.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Scotswood Natural Community Garden (Park) — 0.3 mi, 292° WNW
Hodgkin Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 131° SE
Hadrian'S Wall Vallum In Wall Mile 6, Benwell Length Of Vallum Of Hadrian'S Wall In Grounds Of St Cuthbert'S School (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 023° NNE
Benwell Vallum Crossing (Attraction) — 0.5 mi, 073° ENE
Lemington Point (Wetland) — 1.0 mi, 260° W
Old Railway Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 1.0 mi, 226° SW
Sugley Dene (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 275° W
Shibdon Pond Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 220° SW · 13 ha
St John'S Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.2 mi, 111° ESE · 8 ha
Lintzford (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 124° ESE
Site of Kings Meadow Island (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 127° SE
Blaydon Races Monument (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 255° WSW
Cow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 055° NE
Knop Law (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 299° WNW
Blaydon Burn (River) — 2.0 mi, 250° WSW
Coal Mining Remains At Dunston Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 155° SSE · 4 ha
Dunston Staiths (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 122° ESE · 1 ha
Dunston Monument (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 146° SE
Alphabetti Theatre (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 099° E
Charge! (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 099° E
FV4034 Challenger 2 Tank (prototype) (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 099° E
Lower Derwent Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 207° SSW · 4 ha
Tyne Theatre and Opera House (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 096° E
Utilita Arena (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 108° ESE
Path Head Watermill (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 255° WSW
River Team (River) — 2.3 mi, 129° SE
Centre for Life (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 102° ESE
Chinatown Gateway (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 090° E
Mining Institute (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 097° E
Tyneside Cinema (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 090° E

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