Benton West Farm

Benton West Farm

HER Number
19128
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Benton West Farm
Place
Longbenton
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Benton West Farm is shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map as three ranges of buildings arranged around a courtyard open to the south, and a gingang on the exterior of the southwest range. Another small group of buildings lies to the southeast. Further small buildings were added in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The farm was demolished and built over with housing in the later 20th century.
Easting
425831
Northing
568683
Grid Reference
NZ425831568683
Sources
Ordnance Survey First Edition map