Longbenton

Longbenton
Quorum Business Park situated in North of Longbenton
Longbenton is located in Tyne and Wear
Longbenton
Longbenton
Location within Tyne and Wear
Population10,617 (2011 Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ2668
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode districtNE12
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
55°00′N 1°34′W / 55.00°N 1.57°W / 55.00; -1.57

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.[2] This figure increased to 37,070 in 2011.[3]

  1. ^ "North Tyneside ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2009-08-26
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Longbenton Built-up area sub division (1119883721)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2020.