Bensham Tyne and Wear Map
Traditional county: Tyne and Wear · District / Borough: Gateshead · Region: North East
Explore Bensham, Tyne and Wear with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bensham map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
Interactive Map of Bensham, Tyne and Wear
How to Use This Bensham, Tyne and Wear Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bensham, Tyne and Wear, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Tyne and Wear or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Bensham and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Bensham |
| Traditional County | Tyne and Wear |
| District / Borough | Gateshead |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.949796 |
| Longitude | -1.619252 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
About Bensham
Bensham exhales a quiet permanence, a suburban breath drawn from the Tyne's industrial past. It lies 1.4 km south-west of Gateshead (from Gateshead: bearing 219°T, OS grid NZ 244 617). The streets here, often lined with sturdy Victorian terraces, seem to hold the echoes of generations, their brickwork weathered by the North East’s keen air. Beneath the often-grey skies, a particular quality of light can fall, softening the edges of rooftops and casting long shadows that suggest a deeper, more enduring landscape. Though the heavy industries that once defined the region have largely receded, a resilient spirit remains, a quiet pride in the enduring character of Bensham.
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About This Bensham Map Page
Explore Bensham, Tyne and Wear, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.949796, -1.619252. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |
