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Upper Benefield Northamptonshire Map

Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: North Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands

Explore Upper Benefield, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Benefield map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceUpper Benefield
Traditional CountyNorthamptonshire
Unitary AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.493662
Longitude-0.555035
Place TypeVillage

About Upper Benefield

Limestone cottages catch the low, honeyed light of the Northamptonshire sun, defining the quiet character of Upper Benefield. It lies 3.7 miles west-north-west of Oundle (from Oundle: bearing 284°T, OS grid SP 982 893), and is situated west-north-west of Lower Benefield village. The land here rises in slow, deliberate swells, where the heavy clay soil holds the memory of rain and the turning of iron ploughs. Less than a mile to the south-south-east, the earth mounds of Benefield Castle remain as a sunken, silent witness to the medieval skirmishes that once disturbed this calm plateau. Beyond the hedgerows, the expansive Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods SSSI marks the horizon with a dense, dark boundary of ash and oak. Upper Benefield maintains a sparse, watchful stillness, far removed from the sharp clamour of industrial centres. The air carries a crisp, mineral clarity, particularly on mornings when the frost clings to the limestone walls and field gates. Every boundary stone and lane seems to hold its place with a stubborn, ancient gravity that refuses to be hurried by the passing of years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Benefield Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 149° SSE · 2 ha
  • Banhaw, Spring And Blackthorn'S Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 212° SSW · 123 ha
  • Yoke Hill Fishery (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 271° W
  • Glapthorn Cow Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 065° ENE · 28 ha
  • Wymond Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 354° N
  • 401st Bombardment Group H, US 8th Air Force (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 275° W
  • Frere Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 013° NNE
  • Upper Lyveden Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 161° SSE
  • Biggin Fish Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 114° ESE
  • Lyveden (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 180° S
  • Fermyn Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 205° SSW
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 318° NW
  • Lyveden New Bield (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.5 mi, 177° S · 26 ha
  • Lyveden New Building And Garden (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 179° S · 6 ha
  • Deene Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.7 mi, 308° NW · 208 ha
  • Lady Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 184° S
  • Lyveden Brook (River) — 3.0 mi, 107° ESE
  • The Green (Park) — 3.3 mi, 273° W
  • Southwick Brook (River) — 3.3 mi, 061° ENE
  • Oundle Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 105° ESE
  • Weldon Woodland Park (Park) — 3.6 mi, 268° W
  • Here am I, Send Me (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 101° E
  • Rodolphe Stahl Theatre (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 104° ESE
  • Brickhill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 003° N
  • Adrenaline Alley (Theme Park) — 3.8 mi, 278° W
  • Kirby Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.9 mi, 301° WNW · 9 ha
  • Pinery (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 353° N
  • Apethorpe Palace (Historic House / Palace) — 4.5 mi, 035° NE
  • Village Stocks (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 035° NE
  • Barnwell Castle (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 123° ESE

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About This Upper Benefield Map Page

Explore Upper Benefield, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.493662, -0.555035. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.