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Bainly Bottom, Bainly Fm, Bainly Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Gillingham

Historical Forms

  • Baily Bottom 1811 OS
  • closes called Binley 1609 LRMB
  • Gt Bainly, Bainly Grd 1839 TA

Etymology

( Baily Bottom 1811 OS ) , 3 closes called Binley 1609LRMB , Gt Bainly , Bainly Grd 1839TA , ' clearing where beans are grown ' , from bēan and lēah , with botm , cf. Beanley Nb (DEPN) ; for the development of the first el . , cf. Beynhurst Brk 59 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement