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.

Little Benton
Little Benton is located in Tyne and Wear
Little Benton
Little Benton
Location within Tyne and Wear
OS grid referenceNZ281677
• London242 miles (389 km)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode districtNE2
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
55°00′14″N 1°33′43″W / 55.004°N 1.562°W / 55.004; -1.562

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.

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  1. ^ "History of Little Benton, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland". Retrieved 28 April 2015.