Little Benton, Northumberland
Historical Description
Benton, Little, a township and small village in Long Benton parish, Northumberland, adjacent to the N.E.R., ½ a mile S of Long Benton, which is the nearest station.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Northumberland | |
Civil parish | Long Benton | |
Poor Law union | Tynemouth | |
Ward | Castle |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Little Benton from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Benton, Little)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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