Meanings
proper noun
- A town in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2559).
Origin
Equivalent to bean + stead (indicating a place where beans were grown).
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APA
Banstead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banstead
MLA
“Banstead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banstead. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Banstead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banstead.
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