Definitions

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  • proper noun A town in Surrey, England, part of the borough of Reigate and Banstead.

Etymologies

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bean + stead (indicating a place where beans were grown).

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Examples

  • Ibis Bookshop 109 High Street, Banstead, Surrey SM7 2NJ, 01737 353260Now here's a bookshop for everyone who agrees with the economist EF Schumacher's maxim that "small is beautiful".

    Independent bookshops in south-east England 2011

  • Author events are arranged occasionally but, unsurprisingly given the shop's cosy dimensions, these tend to take place in Banstead's larger venues.

    Independent bookshops in south-east England 2011

  • Surrey police said that at the time of his drug arrest Hunter was a constable based at Banstead police station.

    Corrupt policeman jailed for seven years 2010

  • They were hard at work there far into the night, and the towering pillar of dense green smoke that rose therefrom could be seen from the hills about Merrow, and even, it is said, from Banstead and Epsom Downs.

    The War of The Worlds H. G. Wells 2009

  • There were some of these whizzing around at a gathering at St Anne's church, Banstead, earlier this week where I was among those talking to families of First Communion children.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Joanna Bogle 2008

  • I wrote an article for the Banstead Guardian when my life fell apart through, like, blogging.

    The online Hotel California Ms Robinson 2008

  • There were some of these whizzing around at a gathering at St Anne's church, Banstead, earlier this week where I was among those talking to families of First Communion children.

    Confession... Joanna Bogle 2008

  • But the local authorities in Reigate and Banstead in Surrey aren't buying it.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008

  • But the local authorities in Reigate and Banstead in Surrey aren't buying it.

    People Do the Craziest Things! European Edition Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008

  • They were hard at work there far into the night, and the towering pillar of dense green smoke that rose therefrom could be seen from the hills about Merrow, and even, it is said, from Banstead and Epsom Downs.

    The War of The Worlds by H. G. Wells: Part 3 | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News 2005

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