Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Benwell within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Benwell, township, St John par., S. Northumberland, on river Tyne, 2 miles W. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1302 ac., pop. 4736; extensive collieries. Benwell Park is in the vicinit.