Benson Town
Benson Town is a quarter in Bangalore (North), Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka and has an elevation of 929 metres. Benson Town is situated nearby to the neighborhood Williams Town, as well as near Pottery Town.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bengaluru Cantonment railway station and Bengaluru Palace.
Bengaluru Cantonment railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pranchiyettan, CC BY-SA 2.5 in.
Bengaluru Cantonment railway station, also known as Bengaluru Cant is one of the four important railway stations serving the city of Bengaluru and it is located in the locality of Vasanth Nagar and adjoins Fraser Town, Benson Town and Shivajinagar.
Bengaluru Palace
Photo: Argographx, Public domain.
Bengaluru Palace is a 19th-century royal palace located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was commissioned by the Maharaja of Mysore, and was completed in 1874.
St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangalore in India. Initially, Bangalore was the seat of the diocese of Mysore from 1886 to 1940 and during this time, St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fraser Town, Bengaluru and Vasanth Nagar.
Fraser Town, Bengaluru
Suburb
Fraser Town, Bengaluru, is an elite locality of Bangalore Cantonment, located in the Central part of the City spread over 4 km2. It was established in 1906 and is named after Stuart Mitford Fraser, who was the tutor and guardian of Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Maharaja of Mysore.
Vasanth Nagar
Suburb
Vasanth Nagar is an upscale neighbourhood located in the heart of the city of Bangalore. A small neighbourhood in the affluent High Grounds residing many retired government bureaucrats, MLA's and Police officials.
Cox Town
Quarter
Cox Town, Bengaluru is a neighborhood of the Bangalore Cantonment, located in the central part of the city and named after the last Collector and District Magistrate of the Bangalore Civil and Military Station, Alexander Ranken Cox, Indian Civil Services.
Benson Town
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Bydarahalli” and “Kadamba Nagar”
- Category: locality
- Location: Bangalore (North), Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.99734° or 12° 59′ 50″ northLongitude
77.60368° or 77° 36′ 13″ eastElevation
929 metres (3,048 feet)Open location code
7J4VXJW3+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 430043564OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
6692772
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In Other Languages
“Benson Town” goes by many names.
- Kannada: “ಬೆನ್ಸನ್ ಟೌನ್”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Indian Social Institute and Annunciation Church.
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