Although not a village in its own right (ecclesiastically it incorporates Shotley Bridge, Bridgehill and much of Blackhill), it is signposted and locally known.

The name 'Benfieldside' survives in Benfieldside Road, a school of that name, the local tennis club and the church.

Its post office no longer exists, though one remains in the village of Shotley Bridge.

[1] The area is directly to the north of Consett, to which it is effectively attached.

[2] Anlaby was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Lanchester,[3] in 1866 Benfieldside became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Benfieldside became an urban district, on 1 April 1937 the parish and urban district were abolished and merged with Consett.