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.

Brockhurst

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashover

Historical Forms

  • Brokhurst 12th Pat 1316
  • Brockhurst 1662 Derby

Etymology

, Brokhurst 12th (1316)Pat, Brockhurst 1662Derby , probably ' badger copse ' , v. brocc , hyrst .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement