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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bannest Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Caldbeck

Etymology

[ banəst ] . Cf. Banehirste , Bainehirste Mosse 1560Cocker , the Baniste 1581 ib. , Banhurste 1595 ib. , Baynehurste 1598 ib. , Barnerhurstdale in Hautley 1652 ib. , Bannerhurst 1657 ib. , Bannast 1685 ib . Possibly a hybrid compound of ON  beinn , ' straight , ' and OE  hyrst .