Place:Benwell, Northumberland, England

Name	Benwell
Alt names	Condercum	source: Athena, Romano-British Sites [online] (2000); Perseus Digital Library (2000) based on Princeton, accessed 03/07/2001
Type	Chapelry, Civil parish, Urban district
Located in	Northumberland, England ( - 1974)
Also located in	Tyne and Wear, England (1974 - )
See also	Castle Ward, Northumberland, England	ancient county division in which it was located

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

source: Family History Library Catalog

Benwell is an urban district.

Research Tips

Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.

Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455

There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.

Northumberland and Durham FHS covers both Northumberland and County Durham. The Family History Society have a research centre in Percy House in central Newcastle upon Tyne (full address on website), open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
Further information from GENUKI
Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1832 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time. This map includes the boundaries of the various Wards (or "hundreds") in existence at that time.
Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.
Unfortunately, there is no Victoria County History for Northumberland.