Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• domui de Binadon, Ecclesie Sancte Marie de Binadon 1154–9 CartAnt 1199,1200 1204 LibR John AddCh

• Binad[ona] 1191–7 France

• Binnadun John AddCh

• ecclesie sancte Marie de Binedon(e) 1199 CartAnt 1200 1208 ChancR 1210 CartAnt 1212 Fees 1214,1215 Cur 1218 FF 1219 Pap 1230 ib

• Abbas de Binedon(e) 1291 Tax

• Binedun(e) 1230 P 1251 Pat

• Bynedon(e) 1210–2 RBE 1211 ChancR 1218 FF

• Abbas de Bynedon(e) 1226–8 Fees 1232 Cl 1431 FA

• Lib' Abbatis de Bynedon(e), vill' de Bynedon(e) 1280 Ass

• 'Bynedon(e) Abbey' 1330 Pat

• Bynedon(e) Abbas 1335 DoNHAS

• Bynedon(e) Abbots 1382 Pat

• Bynedun 1268 Ass

• Byneton 1275 RH 1361 Pat

• Bynedoun 1396 Cl 1402 Cl 1422 Cl

• Bynydon 1333 ib

• Binnedon 1199 P 1204 LibR 1215 ClR

• Binneden 1208 ib

• Binnedun(e) Hy3 Cerne 14 FF 1227 Pat 1251

• Bynnedun 1229 ib

• Abb' de Bynnedon 1288 Ass

• Binnendon 1200–14 P

• Bynnendon 1208 ChancR

• Bynnyndon 1320 Pat

• Binningdon 1331 Cl

• Binendon 1201,1205 ChancR 1209 LibR 1238 Cl

• Binin(n)don 1214 ClR 1219 Fees

• Biningden 1310 Cl

• Bynendon, Bynindon, Bynyndon 1237,1259 1344 Pat

• Bynigdon 1259 Cl 1268 Ass

• Byningdon 1288 ib

• Bynyngdon 1335,1347 Cl

• Bynyngton 1360 ib

• Benedon 1280 Ass 1325 Pat 1329 Pat 1362 Pat

• Benydon 1288 Ass 1361 Cl

• Benendon 1298 ib

• Buendon, Bylyndon, Bydendon 1280 Ass

• Abb' de Byndon(e), quoddam vinar' in vill' de Byndon(e), Abb' de Bindon(e), quoddam vinar' in vill' de Bindon(e) 1288 Ass 1291 Tax 1296 Fine 1316 FA 1331,1333 Pat 1385 Cl

• Monasterium Beate Marie de Bindon 1535 VE

• Bindon Rectoria 1638 Weld1

• Bindon Rectory 1682 ib

• Bindoun 1399,1400,1406 Cl

• Great Bindon 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

ecclesie sancte Marie de Binedon (e )1199 CartAnt, 1200 ib, 1208 ChancR, 1210 CartAnt, 1212 Fees, 1214, 1215 Cur, 1218 FF, 1219 Pap, 1230 ChancR, Cl et freq toAbbas de Binedon (e )1291 Tax, Binedun (e )1230 P, 1251 Pat, Bynedon (e )1210–2 RBE, 1211 ChancR, 1218 FF, Abbas de Bynedon (e )1226–8 Fees, 1232 Clet freq to 1431 FA, Lib ' Abbatis de Bynedon (e ), vill ' de Bynedon (e )1280Ass , 'Bynedon (e ) Abbey '1330 Pat, Bynedon (e ) Abbas 1335 DoNHAS 5515, Bynedon (e ) Abbots 1382 Pat, Bynedun 1268Ass , Byneton 1275 RH, 1361 Pat, Bynedoun 1396 Cl, 1402 Cl, 1422 Cl, Bynydon 1333 ib (p)

'(Place) within the hill', v. binnan , dūn , with reference to the original site of this Cistercian abbey at Little Bindon near Bindon Hill in W Lulworth par. supra ; it was founded there c. 1150 and transferred to its present site in 1172 (Hutch3 1350, VCHDo 282, RCHM 2151). Great Bindon refers to Bindon Fm and is so named to distinguish it from Little Bindon loc. cit. Forms in -den and -ton show confusion of the second el. with denu and tūn . For a form Bindonestok 13, v. East Stoke par. supra . The abbey Lodge (6″) is probably referred to in le Gatehowse 1638Weld 1, cf. a plott of ground by the Gatehouse 1682ib , v. geat , hūs , plot . For Bindon liberty v. Winfrith Hundred supra .