BANSTEAD, a parish in the first division of the hundred of COPTHORNE, county of SURREY, 3 miles (S. E. by E.) from Ewell, containing 940 inhabitants. The living is a discharged vicarage, in the archdeaconry of Surrey, and diocese of Winchester, rated in the king's books at £13. 8. 7%., and in the patronage of the -Rev. W. Buckle. The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains several fine specimens of pointed arches, and has a handsome tower, surmounted by a lofty spire. Banstead downs, on which Epsom races are held, are remarkable for their verdure, and afford excellent pasturage for sheep, though a considerable portion of them has been brought under tillage of late years.