Benefield

Benefield
Benefield
Benefield shown within Northamptonshire
Population	339 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP984890
• London	83 miles (134 km)
District	East Northamptonshire
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Peterborough
Postcode district	PE8 5
Dialling code	01832
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Corby
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°29′24″N 0°33′03″W / 52.4900°N 0.5508°W / 52.4900; -0.5508Coordinates: 52°29′24″N 0°33′03″W / 52.4900°N 0.5508°W / 52.4900; -0.5508

Benefield is a civil parish in East Northamptonshire, England, along the A427 road and about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Corby and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Oundle.

The name has evolved from Benefield (11th century); Banefield, Benifeld (12th); Beningfelde, Benefilde, Berifelde, Benetfeld, Benifeud, Beningfeud (13th); Benyngfielde alias Benefielde alias Beddingfielde (16th). The Domesday Book refers to it as Benefield.

According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 308, 146 males and 162 females in 138 households. increasing to 339 at the 2011 census.

The parish consists of Upper Benefield and Lower Benefield. The village has its own Parish Council. The local district council is East Northamptonshire Council where the village is part of Oundle Ward and the county council is Northamptonshire County Council where it is in Oundle division.

Lower Benefield has a village hall which was refurbished in 2009.

Upper Benefield has 'The Wheatsheaf' pub and hotel, originally a coaching inn dating from the 17th century. There is also a cricket club.

Benefield Parish Church in Lower Benefield is dedicated to St Mary and is part of the Benefice of Benefield, Glapthorn and Oundle St Peter's. It is in the Rural Deanery of Oundle and is part of the Archdeaconry of Oakham within the Diocese of Peterborough. The church was re-built in 1847 and paid for by James Watts Russell of Biggin Hall, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Benefield (see below). Only the chancel of the old church was retained, dating from the 14th-century.

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