Binsted
Major Settlement in the Parish of Binsted
Historical Forms
- Benestede 1086 DB
- Bensted(e) 1248 Ass 1428 FA
- Bynstede 1296 SR
- Binstead 1668 FF
- Biensted 1332 SR
- Byenstede 1342 Pat
Etymology
'Bean stede,' i.e. place where beans were cultivated. Cf. Binstead (Wt), DBBenestede .