Benson is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, two miles north-east of the town of Wallingford, 11 miles south-east of the major city of Oxford, and 43 miles west of London. Benson lies six miles north of the Berkshire border. Benson falls within the district council of South Oxfordshire, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX10 postcode district. The post town for Benson is Wallingford.
Benson is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Oxfordshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Oxfordshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Benson is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Benson is OX10 6RP.
Benson is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OX10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OX10 postcode district.
The post town for Benson is Wallingford. Benson is in the OX10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wallingford.
The centre of Benson is located at position 51.621° latitude and -1.10721° longitude.
Latitude | 51.621° |
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Longitude | -1.10721° |
The centre of Benson is located at the grid reference easting 461905 and northing 191731 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 461905 |
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Northing | 191731 |
Position of Benson relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Benson to the centre of the town.
Position of Benson relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Benson to the centre of the city.