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The village was taken by the West Saxons in 573 AD who established a "Royal Vill". In 775 the West Saxons surrendered it to Offa of Mercia, who wanted a stronghold on the eastern bank of the Thames.
The toponym was originally Villam Regiam, "The King's Town". Later it was Bensington, from the Old English Bænesingtun meaning "farmstead of the people of Benesa". The village is reputedly the site of the Battle of Bensington. The present "Benson" was adopted early in the 19th century.
At the time of the Domesday Book of 1086 Benson was said to be a royal centre of great importance.
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