Longbenton 1913

Here are the details of maps for Longbenton: Tyneside 31 Longbenton 1913 - published 2020; intro by Anthea Lang. ISBN.978-1-78721-319-7 This detailed map covers most of Longbenton, with coverage stretching from Gosforth Row eastward to Benton station. Features include Billy Pit, Little Benton, Benton station and NER line, Benton House, Manor House, Benton Frm, Benton Lodge, Benton Place, Benton Quarry Junction. On the reverse we include a section of the adjacent sheet, extending coverage eastwrad to include the NER main line, East Benton and the disused Bigges Main Colliery. Lonbgbenton was an independent urban district until 1974, when it was absorbed into the new North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough. The map links up with Tyneside Sheets 30 Gosforth to the west and 5 High Heaton to the south.

Reduced from the original Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map to a scale of approximately 1:4,340 (or about 15" to the mile). This edition published by Alan Godfrey Maps, Leadgate, Consett