English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Binton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Binton

Historical Forms

  • Bynningtun c.1005 KCD898
  • Buninton(e) 710 BCS127 14th ADi 1215 Fees 1235,1242
  • Bunynton 1288 Wigorn 1325 BM 1327 SR 1427 StratGild
  • Bunington 1232 Ass
  • Bunigton(a) 12th,c.1250 ADi 1277 Misc
  • Beninton 1086 DB 1194 Cur
  • Benington 1227 FF 1416 StratGild
  • Benitone 1086 DB 1199 FF 1288 Wigorn
  • Benyton juxta Grafton 1304 Ass
  • Bevynton 1468 StratGild 1476 ADiv
  • Bivinton c.1200 Evesham
  • Bininton 1221 FF
  • Binigton 1262,1285 Ass
  • Bynynton 1291 Tax 1316 FA
  • Bynyton 1312 Ipm
  • Bunyton 1221,1232 Ass 1313 Ipm
  • Bunyngton juxta Templegrafton 1331 Ass
  • Buvynton juxta Temple Grafton 1363 ADii
  • Bonynton 1428 FA
  • Bunyngton 1347 FF
  • Buynton 1351 AD
  • Bynton c.1384 ADi 1447 ADiii 1544 LP
  • Bunton 1391 ADiv
  • Over Bynton, Nether Bynton 1609 FF

Etymology

The forms with v are probably transcription errors for n .'Byni 's (or Bynna 's) farm,' v. ingtun .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name