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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
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. 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
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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 Vinovia or Vinovium was a Roman fort and settlement situated just over to the north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, England. The fort was the site of a hamlet until the late Middle Ages, but t ...
''. 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'.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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Villages in County Durham {{Durham-geo-stub