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Binchester
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A section of Roman road
at Binchester Roman Fort
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Binchester
Location within County Durham
Population271 (2001) [1]
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Dialling code 01388
Police Durham
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54°40′58″N1°38′45″W / 54.682850°N 1.645752°W / 54.682850; -1.645752 Coordinates: 54°40′58″N1°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 .

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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]

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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).

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