Grid reference SU6390
near to Ewelme, Oxfordshire, England
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Beggarsbush Hill Bottom
by Colin Bates
Once the main road from Henley to Oxford, the road is now the perimeter road to Benson airbase, the traffic having been re-routed to the south.
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Beggarsbush Hill
Beggarsbush Hill passing The Old Inn heading down to Benson
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RAF Benson
The main entrance to the airfield, with the usual plane on a plinth in the background.
Are these all real old aircraft or models specially made?
Update from Mick Lobb : Gate guardian aircraft are often the real deal but in the case of... (more)
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Bungalow on Beggarsbush Hill
The London Road Inn was on this site until it burnt down in 1942 after which the ground floor was rebuilt as a bungalow. This may be the site of the Cottage PH which had an Ordnance Survey benchmark carved on it during the levelling of the... (more)
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Old London Road
Before WW2 the road visible beyond the crash gates was part of the main road to Henley and London. Then Benson airfield was built over part of the route.
The former alignment is still obvious on the map.
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Path Outside the Fence
The map shows the public right of way as going along a road on the RAF Benson site. This isn't right. The path runs along a narrow fenced corridor outside the perimeter fence.
There is no access onto the MOD site.
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Not the Footpath
The map shows the public right of way as going along the road at the bottom of the slope here on the RAF Benson site. This isn't right. The path runs along a narrow fenced corridor outside the perimeter fence. SU6390 : Path Outside the Fence
There is no... (more)
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MOD telecoms mast, Beggarsbush Hill |
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Spitfire gate guardian at RAF Benson
by Roger Davies
This is a replica of a Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI in the colours of 841 Squadron.
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Replica Spitfire and MOD housing at RAF Benson
by Roger Davies
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Main entrance to RAF Benson with replica Spitfire
by Roger Davies
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Beggarsbush Hill by RAF Benson |
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Beggarsbush Hill by RAF Benson |
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Clay Lane through RAF Benson |
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Farmland, Benson
by Andrew Smith
A short footpath approaches Beggarsbush Hill from Clack's Farm. To the left is a crop of oil-seed rape. The small portion of the field to the right has not been cultivated.
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