Benton Park View located in High Heaton, a suburb of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, is a multi-agency site of the UK Government. The complex is one of the largest secure civilian government complexes in Europe. The site is owned by Newcastle Estates Partenership and the principal tenants are Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The site consists a large group of office blocks within a secure perimeter.
The official name of the site is "Benton Park View", but it is widely referred to simply as "Longbenton" or, especially in Newcastle, as "The Ministry"’, after its original purpose as the administrative centre for the Ministry of Pensions (later the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance).
The site is well served by public transport. The nearest stop on the Tyne and Wear Metro system is Longbenton, which also serves the nearby suburb in North Tyneside (north of the railway line) called 'Longbenton', and a station at Four Lane Ends is located a short distance away. Both stations are served by trains on the Yellow Line service of the Metro and a number of special bus services to bring workers from outlying areas.
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