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.

Binthwaite Plantation

Early-attested site in the Parish of Boltons

Historical Forms

  • Byndetwayth 1297 MinAcct

Etymology

The first element is probably OE  (wudu )binde , 'woodbine.' The second is þveit.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement