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.

Gorse

Other OS name in the Parish of Coleford

Historical Forms

  • Gorst hill, Gorst house 1840 TA

Etymology

, Gorst hill ,Gorst house 1840TA , v. gorst ' gorse ' .