Benson is a Village in the county of Oxfordshire.

Retail in Benson

There are great places to visit near Benson including some great ancient sites, cities, shopping centres, towns and historic buildings.

The Rollright Stones, The King Stone, The Whispering Knights, and The Kings Men are some of Benson best ancient sites to visit near Benson.

There are a number of cities near to Benson including Oxford.

Shopping Centres to visit near Benson include Westgate Oxford.

There are a number of towns near to Benson including Banbury.

Upton House is a great place to visit close to Benson if you like historic buildings.

Benson History

There are some historic monuments around Benson:

• Motte castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church
• Anglo-Saxon great hall complex and Roman settlement features at Long Wittenham
• Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage
• Castle Grove camp
• Grim's Ditch; portion from Mongewell Park Lodge to S of Nuffield church
• Dike Hills
• Roman town
• Dovecote at Manor Farm, South Stoke
• Chislehampton Bridge
• Bowl barrow in the north-west corner of Town Copse
• Garsington village cross
• Ring ditches, cursus, enclosures and settlement site
• Saxon town
• Church Piece cemetery site
• Settlement site at Northfield Farm
• North Stoke henge and ring ditch site
• Brightwell Barrow
• Sinodun Hill camp
• Wallingford Town Walls
• Ice house at Ascott House, 190m north west of Ascott Farm
• Long barrow 340m north west of Cooks Cottages
• Wallingford Castle
• Romano-British settlement 520m north west of Cooks Cottages
• Site of manor house and royal palace
• Site of Roman kilns
• Wallingford Bridge
• Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages