Binstead
Vorlage:Infobox UK placeBinstead is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located in the northeast of the island two kilometres west of Ryde on the main road (A3054) between Ryde and Newport.
Amenities
The village has a post office/general store as its sole remaining shop. Until the end of February 2009 when it was finally removed, it had a modern style BT phone box outside. It has a primary school [1] , two recreational fields and has access to a public common and beach. Brickfields, a small horse centre, is located to its south. The local pub is "The Fleming Arms".
Southern Vectis bus route 9 serves the main road every 7-8 minutes in the daytime between Ryde and Newport.[2] Route 4 did serve the Binstead Housing Estate on its way between East Cowes and Ryde[3], however, it was re-routed and now a limited coach service is run.
History
Binstead is recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book as Benestede [4]. It became known for the quality of its limestone which led to a local quarrying industry, the result of which is still visible in the village’s landscape and place names. The nearby Quarr Abbey takes its name from ‘quarry’ and the suffix ‘pitts’ is occasionally found in house and road names. The quarries were known as pits.
The earliest recorded quarrying was by the first Norman Bishop of Winchester, Walkelin, who was granted half a hide of land by William the Conqueror. He used the stone to construct Winchester Cathedral starting in 1079. Subsequently the stone was used in the building of Chichester Cathedral, Romsey Abbey and part of the Tower of London.
Churches
Binstead has two churches (the Methodist and the Holy Cross) and a monastery (Quarr Abbey) is located nearby.
Church of the Holy Cross
See Holy Cross Church, Binstead
References
- ↑ http://www.binsteadpri.iow.sch.uk Binstead Primary School
- ↑ Southern Vectis - bus route 9. www.islandbuses.info, 2008, abgerufen am 4. Mai 2008.
- ↑ Southern Vectis - bus route 4. www.islandbuses.info, 2008, abgerufen am 4. Mai 2008.
- ↑ Domesday Book http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/
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