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.

Sandhurst

Major Settlement in the Parish of Sandhurst

Historical Forms

  • San(d)herst 1175 P
  • Sandh'st 1185 RR

Etymology

'Sandy hill', v. hyrst ; the settlement is on a low promontory overlooking the Blackwater River. The same name occurs in Gl and K.