Benton, Tyne and Wear

Benton
Benton is located in Tyne and Wear
Benton
Benton
Location within Tyne and Wear
Population10,359 (North Tyneside ward 2011)
OS grid referenceNZ265689
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
55°00′50″N 1°35′13″W / 55.014°N 1.587°W / 55.014; -1.587

Benton is an area of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It is 4 miles (6 km) to the north east of Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] The parish of St Bartholomew, Longbenton, is within the North Tyneside district. The population of the North Tyneside Ward taken at the Census 2011 was 10,359.[2] The area is contiguous with the suburbs of Newcastle.

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2003), Newcastle upon Tyne (Landranger Map 88) (4 ed.), Ordnance Survey, ISBN 978-0-319-12838-1
  2. ^ "North Tyneside ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 January 2016.