Hurst
Major Settlement in the Parish of St Nicholas Hurst
Historical Forms
- Herst 1220 RSO 13th Cl 1254
- Hurst(e) 1224–5 Ass
- La Hurste 1242 Fees 1375–6 ObAcc
- La Hurst 1316 FA
- capella de Herst, de sancto Nicholao in 1220 (RSO)
Etymology
v. hyrst 'wooded hill'. There was a chapel of St Nicholas here, built in the late 11th cent. and referred to as capella de Herst , de sancto Nicholao in 1220 (RSO). The present church is dedicated to St Nicholas. For a detailed description of the chapel as it was in the 13th cent., v. RSO i, pp. 280–1.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Broad Common
- Broadcommon Fm, Broadcommon Rd
- Broadwater
- Broadwater Lane
- Cameron's Copse
- Castle Inn
- Church Fm, Church Lane
- Churchmans Fm
- Davis St
- Dorndon
- Dunt Lane, Duntlane Fm
- Elephant and Castle P.H.
- Elliot's Green
- Ferrel Bridge
- The Furze
- Furze Covert
- Green Lane
- Green Man P.H.
- Haineshill
- Haineshill Fm
- Hatchgate Fm
- Hogmoor Lane
- Hurst Court, Hurst Ho, Hurst Grange
- Hurst Grove
- Islandstone Lane, Islandstone Pond
- Jolly Farmer P.H.
- Kayers Bridge, Kayersbridge Fm
- Kebbles Fm
- Nelson's Lane
- North Ockett Wd
- Old Crown P.H.
- Old River
- The Orchards
- Pound Lane, Poundlane Fm
- Queen's Arbour
- Southcot Ditch
- Stow Bridge
- The Straight Mile
- Tape Lane
- Townsend's Pond
- Ward's Cross
- Warrenhouse Fm
- Wheelwright's Arms P.H.
- Whistley Bridge, Whistley Park, Whistley Fm
- Woodlands