The church tower was rebuilt in 1794.
It has a single clock face on the east-facing side with hours displayed in Roman numerals.

The clock face erroneously has the nine o'clock marker painted as XI. The eleven o'clock marker is also XI.
This mistake gained fame during the Second World War when Germany's English-speaking propaganda broadcaster, William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw) promised an air raid on "an airfield near the village whose clock had two elevens". RAF Benson was bombed soon afterwards.

Cit. bensingtonhistory.org/benson-church-records

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 50 m

Weather

Today

Wednesday 29 October

12°C

5°C

100 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Benson, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Wittenham Clumps

Cox's Lane to Ipsden

Wallingford Town Hall

Flat Rural Road Near Oxford

Waterfront Café, Benson

Quiet Singletrack Roads in the Chilterns National Landscape

Castle Ruins at Wallingford Castle

Waterfront Café Benson

Icknield Way Path Through Fields

Steady Climb from Wallingford

Dorchester-on-Thames

St Helen's Church, Benson

1. Dorchester Abbey – Shillingford Bridge loop from Ewelme

2. View of the Chilterns – St Helen's Church, Benson loop from Temple Cowley

3. Dorchester Abbey – River Thames at Wallingford loop from Didcot Parkway

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️