Minstead
settlement
parish:
county:
coords:
Minstead
Hampshire
SU2810
refce: HANTSLOC.t
old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LXIV.13
Minstead
otherwise: Mintestede, 1086; Minstede, 1248
refce: Coates 1989
MINSTEAD
Hypothetical Old English 'Mint(an)stede'='mint place', ie: 'place where mint grew'. The village is associated with two patches of sand in the Barton Clay. Whether the name implies cultivation is unclear. The name is also found in Sussex.
old map
 Minsted
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, town - New Forest Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
refce: Harrison 1788
(HAR1SU21.jpg)
old map
 Minsted
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, village - New Forrest Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
refce: Morden 1695
(MRD2SU21.jpg)
old map
 Minsted
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- settlement, village - Hampshire
refce: Ogilby 1675 (pl.97)
(OG97SU21.jpg)
old map
 Minsted
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
(BLA1SU31.jpg)
old map
 Minsted
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
(SPD1SU31.jpg)
old map
 Minsted
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - Newforrest Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SU21.jpg)
old map
 Minstede
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
refce: Saxton 1575
(SAX1SU21.jpg)
domesday
 Mintestede
Listed in Domesday Book
- Rodedic Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
refce: Domesday Book 1086 (NF9.37)
IN FORESTA NOVA et CIRCA EA~ ... Filij Godrici malf h~nt de rege MINTESTEDE . Pat. eo. tenuit de rege E ...
domesday
 Mintestede
Listed in Domesday Book
- Rodedic Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
refce: Moody 1862 (Domesday)
   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001