Country: | England |
Official Name: | Little Benton |
Map Type: | Tyne and Wear |
London Distance: | 242miles |
Metropolitan Borough: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Metropolitan County: | Tyne and Wear |
Region: | North East England |
Constituency Westminster: | Newcastle upon Tyne Central |
Post Town: | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
Postcode District: | NE2 |
Postcode Area: | NE |
Dial Code: | 0191 |
Os Grid Reference: | NZ281677 |
Coordinates: | 55.004°N -1.562°W |
Little Benton is a small suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne, which holds two modern housing estates (Church Green and Haydon Grange) along with the site of Newcastle United's academy base. The closest amenities can be found at Four Lane Ends, one mile away.
In the 19th century, Little Benton was a hamlet.[1] Until the 1980s, it housed nothing more than a farmer's field and a riding stable, which was demolished to make way for Haydon Grange, the newer of the two estates.
It was also a popular location for railway photographers taking pictures of trains on the East Coast Main Line.