Binchester

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Binchester
Binchester Roman road.jpg
A section of Roman road
at Binchester Roman Fort
Binchester is located in County Durham
Binchester
Binchester
Location within County Durham
Population271 (2001)[1]
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Dialling code01388
PoliceDurham
FireCounty Durham and Darlington
AmbulanceNorth East
List of places
UK
England
County Durham
54°40′58″N 1°38′45″W / 54.682850°N 1.645752°W / 54.682850; -1.645752Coordinates: 54°40′58″N 1°38′45″W / 54.682850°N 1.645752°W / 54.682850; -1.645752

Binchester is a small village in County Durham, England. It has a population of 271. It is situated between Bishop Auckland, which is to the south, and a short distance to the west of Spennymoor. It has a community centre, swing park and football field, and is surrounded by countryside. Granville Terrace, the main road through the village, was relaid and renovated in 1991 for the BBC television series Challenge Anneka.

Nearby is Binchester Roman Fort.

Etymology[]

Binchester almost certainly takes the first element of its name from the first element of the earlier Roman name Vinovia. This was Anglicised with the addition of the Old English word ceaster '(Roman) fortification' and perhaps through identification with the Old English word binn 'manger'.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wear Valley Settlement Summary Sheets" (PDF). Durham County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ Bethany Fox, 'The P-Celtic Place-Names of North-East England and South-East Scotland', The Heroic Age, 10 (2007), http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox.html (appendix at http://www.heroicage.org/issues/10/fox-appendix.html).

External links[]

Media related to Binchester at Wikimedia Commons


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