Benson, Oxfordshire
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Benson is a village in Oxfordshire, England. It is located north of Wallingford. The village's name was originally Bensington until the early 19th century, and came from Anglo-Saxon Bænesingtun = "farmstead of the people of [a man called] Benesa".
The village is often confused with RAF Benson which is situated only 2 miles away and is a well-known RAF camp, home to the Queen's Flight of personal aircraft for many years.
The village is also a well-known frost-pocket, sometimes recording the lowest night-time temperatures in the UK.
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