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.

Hurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Moreton

Historical Forms

  • Herste 1251 Drew
  • (H)urste c.1300 Milne
  • Hurst(e) 1318 FF 1402 IpmR 1404 Weld1

Etymology

Hurst (SY 792901), Herste 1251 Drew, (H )urste c. 1300Milne (p), Hurst (e )1318 FF, 1402 IpmR, 1404Weld 1et passim , 'copse or wooded hill', v. hyrst ; Hurst probably represents the smaller of the two units described as Mortune in DB; for an early mill here, v. Mill Cl infra .