In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Benfleet like this:
BENFLEET, a station on the London and Southend railway, on the south coast of Essex; 6 miles W of Southend.
Benfleet through time
Benfleet is now part of Castle Point district. Click here for graphs and data of how Castle Point has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Benfleet itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Benfleet, in Castle Point and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1261
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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