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Binford Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • Binfoot 1848 TA
  • Bynsik, Bynsithe (sic for Bynsiche) 1231 CWxxvi,305

Etymology

, Binfoot 1848TA , thefirst el. is uncertain, but may also occur in the local Bynsik , Bynsithe (sic for Bynsiche )1231 CW xxvi, 305 , v. ford , sīc ' stream ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site