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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Benton like this:
BENTON (Little), a hamlet in Walker township, Long Benton parish, Northumberland; adjacent to the Northeastern railway, ½ a mile S of Long. Benton. The manor belonged to the Scropes, the Fitzhughs, and others; and belongs now to the Bigges.
Little Benton is now part of NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE District. Click here for graphs and data of how NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Little Benton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Benton, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24763
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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