LONGBENTON

'Longbenton' is an incorporated town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It is the site of Longbenton Metro station and is often referred to as a major centre for HM Revenue and Customs, though in fact their entire site of some 12,000 people (often inaccurately referred to as "Longbenton", although its official title is Benton Park View) is not in North Tyneside at all. This is a frequent confusion, because of the regular colloquial reference to the site as being called "Longbenton". The HMRC site is fully within the boundaries of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne (the neighbouring Regional Capital of the North East of England) with which North Tyneside shares a common boundary. The HMRC (HM Revenue & Customs) site is actually called 'Benton Park View', Newcastle upon Tyne.
Longbenton is usually referred to as the site of Longbenton Community College, although it is technically in Benton.
Nearby places are Killingworth, Forest Hall, Four Lane Ends, West Moor, Heaton and South Gosforth, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
In Benton there is a high school, Longbenton Community College which is also a technology college, St Mary's Catholic Comprehensive School and three primary schools. The three primary schools are Goathland Primary School , Balliol Primary School and St Stephen's Primary School.
There is also a shopping precinct within Longbenton with the following Shops :
Longbenton Chinese Take Away,
Balti Hut,
Booze Busters,
Farmfoods,
Heron,
Greggs,
News77,
MotorWorld and a
Lloyds Chemists
Longbenton Also has the Oxford Centre where there is a Library, Cafe, Citizens Advice Beareu and Learning Centre.
Longbenton is also the site of BT's Newcastle call centre.
Their is a Business Park located in Longbenten where a Greggs bakery factory as well as two large Sitel call centers are located.
Peter Beardsley grew up in Longbenton and attended Longbenton High School.