Benson, Oxfordshire

Benson
St Helen's parish church
Benson Location within Oxfordshire
Area	9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population	4,754 (2011 Census)
• Density	483/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU6191
Civil parish	Benson[1]
District	South Oxfordshire
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wallingford
Postcode district	OX10
Dialling code	01491
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Henley and Thame
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°37′16″N 1°06′40″W / 51.621°N 1.111°W / 51.621; -1.111

Benson is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census gave the parish population as 4,754.^[2] 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.