Longbenton
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Longbenton is an incorporated town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the site of Longbenton Metro station and of a major centre for HM Revenue and Customs. Longbenton is usually reffered to as the site of Longbenton Community College, although it is technically in Benton.
| Longbenton | |
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| Statistics | |
| Population: | Approx 5,000- 10,000 |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | NZ269683 |
| Administration | |
| District: | North Tyneside |
| Metropolitan county: | Tyne and Wear |
| Region: | North East England |
| Constituent country: | England |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Other | |
| Ceremonial county: | Tyne and Wear |
| Historic county: | Northumberland |
| Services | |
| Police force: | Northumbria Police |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} |
| Ambulance: | North East |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Post town: | Longbenton |
| Postal district: | NE12 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 |
| Politics | |
| UK Parliament: | |
| European Parliament: | North East England |
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Nearby places are Killingworth, Forest Hall, Four Lane Ends and South Gosforth.
In Longbenton there is one high school, Longbenton Community College and three primary schools. The three primary schools are Goathland Primary School , Balliol Primary School and St Stephen's Primary School.
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