Benesingtun

Old English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Benesingtūn m

  1. Benson (a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England)
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXVII Hēr Cynewulf ⁊ Offa ġefuhton ymb Benesingtūn ⁊ Offa ġenam þone tūn.
      Year 777 In this year Cynewulf and Offa fought near Benson and Offa seized the town.

Descendants

  • English: Benson
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