Forests & woodlands · North East England
Longbenton
Longbenton in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Longbenton is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Longbenton is a district of North Tyneside, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is largely occupied by an extensive estate originally built as municipal housing by Newcastle City Council in the 1930s and extended in the 1950s. It is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro stations Longbenton Metro station and Four Lane Ends Metro Station. Nearby places are Killingworth, Forest Hall, Four Lane Ends, West Moor, Heaton and South Gosforth, in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Longbenton and Killingworth Urban Area had a population of 34,878 in 2001. This figure increased to 37,070 in 2011.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The name Longbenton probably means "long (i.e. large) bean town", to distinguish it from the smaller village of Little Benton to its south-east. Longbenton has a long history of coal mining. Meadow Pit, Dyke Pit and First and Second Engine Pits were in operation by 1749. In 1774 an "experimentally-determined" model of the Newcomen atmospheric engine, designed by John Smeaton, was installed there. It was rated at 40 horsepower and used for drainage. In the 1860s Long Benton or Benton Colliery stood at OS grid reference NZ 27093 67438, where Benton Road crossed the Coxlodge Waggonway, a site now occupied by housing on Ferndene Grove.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0000, -1.5700
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE7 7GG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3836649 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Longbenton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longbenton?
- Longbenton is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE7 7GG), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- Is Longbenton free to visit?
- Yes, Longbenton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Longbenton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE7 7GG. It sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend parliamentary constituency.