Benson, Oxfordshire

Benson is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census gave the parish population as 4,754. It lies about a mile and a half (2.4 km) north of Wallingford at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, where a chalk stream, Ewelme Brook, joins the River Thames next to Benson Lock.

Benson
St Helen's parish church
Benson
Location within Oxfordshire
Area9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population4,754 (2011 Census)
 Density483/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU6191
Civil parish
  • Benson
District
  • South Oxfordshire
Shire county
  • Oxfordshire
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWallingford
Postcode districtOX10
Dialling code01491
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
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