Avest is a hamlet in the municipality of Berkelland in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It is originally a hamlet that fell within the heerlijkheid of Borculo, the kerspel Groenlo and the voogdij of Beltrum. In 1552, Rosier van Bronckhorst was named as voogd of Eibergen, Neede, and Beltrum. From this voogdij, the municipality of Beltrum arose in the Batavian-French period, which was dissolved in 1819 and added to the municipality of Eibergen. Since January 1, 2005, Avest has been part of the municipality of Berkelland. The hamlet is located south of the Hupselse Beek. The Oude (Grolse) Beek runs through it. Part of the new regional industrial estate De Laarberg is located on land that once belonged to the marke of Avest.