English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Fernhurst

Major Settlement in the Parish of Fernhurst

Historical Forms

  • Fernurst c.1195 Egerton3031
  • Fernherst c.1200 Box
  • Farrenhurste 1269 Ass
  • Farhurst t.Hy3 BM 1312 Hollist
  • Farnhurst 1269 Ass
  • Farnherst 1288 Ass 1296 SR
  • Farnyst 1313 SRS19,48
  • Earnest 1535 VE
  • Farnhurst al. Earnest 1664 FF
  • Farnhurst 1870 Lower

Etymology

'Bracken-covered wooded hill,' v. fearn , hyrst . The modern form in Fern - is pseudo-correct.