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 Lydney

Historical Forms

  • (la) Hurst(e) 1327 SR 1348 GlR 1400 1633 Will

Etymology

Hurst, (la ) Hurst (e )1327SR (p), 1348 GlR (p), 1400FF , GR 265et passim to 1633 Will. v. hyrst 'wooded hill'.