South Benfleet
Statistics
Population:
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TQ782860
Administration
District:	Castle Point
Shire county:	Essex
Region:	East of England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Essex
Historic county:	Essex
Services
Police force:	Essex Police
Ambulance service:	East of England
Post office and telephone
Post town:	BENFLEET
Postal district:	SS7
Dialling code:	01268
Politics
UK Parliament:	Castle Point
European Parliament:	East of England

Benfleet or more correctly South Benfleet is a town in the Castle Point district of Essex in the East of England, United Kingdom. It should not be confused with North Benfleet which is a small hamlet located approximately 2 miles to the north west in the district of Basildon. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... See also: Castle Point (Hoboken) Castle Point is a local government district and borough in Essex, England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... Constituent country is an official term used to describe three of the four principal component parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK): England; Scotland; Wales. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in south east England. ... This is a list of ambulance services in the United Kingdom: Ambulance services in England, after July 1, 2006 are A few deviations from the above have been made for operational reasons. ... The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk and Thurrock, in the East of England region. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Castle Point is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the Strasbourg building The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary... East of England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... See also: Castle Point (Hoboken) Castle Point is a local government district and borough in Essex, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... The Basildon district is a local govenment district in Essex, England. ...

It is located north of Canvey Island and is served by Benfleet railway station. Canvey Island (area 18. ... alo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ...

Benfleet is home to the South Benfleet Primary School, which was used to temporarily house local residents during the widespread flooding of 1953. // The North Sea flood of 1953 and the associated storm combined to create a major natural disaster which affected the coastlines of England and the Netherlands on the night of 31 January 1953 – 1 February 1953. ...

The Battle of Banchootz took place in 894 between the Vikings and Saxons. It was towards the end of the Saxon period and the Thames and other waterways made the area vulnerable to Viking attacks. Benfleet was used as a Viking base. However the Vikings were defeated in the battle by King Alfred. Births Deaths Events Northumbrians and East Angles swear allegiance to Alfred the Great. ... Alfred (849? – 26 October 899) (sometimes spelt Ælfred) was king of England from 871 to 899, though at no time did he rule over the whole of the land. ...

Coordinates: 51°32′N 0°33′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...