Binsey
Major Settlement in the Parish of Binsey
Historical Forms
- Beneseye 1122 Frid c.1425
- Buneseia c.1123–4,1157–8,1203–6(allc.1320) Frid
- Buneseie 1140–1 Frid c.1425
- Bunseye 1244 Frid c.1425 Cl 1374
- Bunse 1374 Cl
- Bynesey 1428 FA
- Binsay 1480 Frid
- Bynsey 1507–8 Os
- Byndeshey 1517 DInc
- Byndesey 1537 Frid
- Thorneberg 1293 Cl
- Thornebury nunc autem Benseia c. 1425–50 Frid
- Thornebury lande t. Hy 8 Valor
Etymology
'Byni 's island,' v. (ī)eg. There was also a place called Thorneberg 1293 Cl, Thornebury nunc autem Benseia c. 1425–50 Frid, Thornebury lande t. Hy 8Valor . From the second reference this would appear to be an earlier, or at any rate an alternative, name for Binsey. It means 'thorn-tree hill,' v. be(o)rg, possibly referring to the round hill marked on the map to the north-east.