English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Banstead Heath

Other OS name in the Parish of Banstead

Historical Forms

  • Bansted Heth 1535 LBa
  • Hethe 1294 Ass
  • ate Hethe 1332 SR

Etymology

is Bansted Heth 1535 LBa. Cf. also Richard de la Bruere , Richard ate Hethe (1294Ass ) and William ate Hethe (1332 SR) .