Binstead

Binstead is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located in the northeastern part of the island, about two kilometers west of Ryde on the main road ( A3054 ) between Ryde and Newport.

History

Binstead was in the 1086 Domesday Book as Benestede. The village was known for the limestone, which led to the formation of quarries, whose landscape -altering effects are visible in the village and its surroundings today. The nearby Quarr Abbey derives its name from the English word for quarry, quarry ' from. The suffix, pitts ' can be found here and there in the name of houses and streets. These quarries were called, pits ' as pits.

The earliest records of the quarries go back to the first Norman Bishop of Winchester. Walkelin received the Conqueror allocated land from William. He used the broken limestone here for the construction of Winchester Cathedral, which was added in 1079. Later limestone blocks from Binstead in the construction of Chichester Cathedral, Romsey Abbey and the parts of the Tower of London were used.

During the Napoleonic Wars Daniel List built, a local shipbuilder several ships for the Royal Navy, including 1812, the 36 -gun frigate HMS Magicienne and 1813 HMS HMS Tagus and the Tiber.

Structures

The village of Binstead next to the monastery Quarr Abbey include the Methodist Church and the Holy Cross Church.

Public facilities and infrastructure

The village has a post office with a shop attached. A modern cell phone in front of the building was dismantled in February 2009. Binstead has a Primary School, two sports fields, public green space and a public beach. The local pub is The Fleming Arms.

Southern Vectis connects the village during the day in 10 - minute intervals with Ryde and Newport; a bus is also to East Cowes.

Documents

• Place on the Isle of Wight