Sandhurst
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sandhurst
Historical Forms
- Sanher 1086 DB
- Sandhurst(e) 12 Glouc 1204 P 1211–13,1220 Fees c.1220 GlR c.1228 GlChi,22 1236 Fees 1248 Ass 1616 Dep
- Sandherst 1167,1190 P 1221 Ass 1513 GlR
- Sandhirst(e), Sandhyrst(e) 1248 Ass 1306 FF
- Sondhurst(e) 1263–84,1265 Glouc 1287 Ass 1311 Ch 1326 GlR
- Sonthurste 1327 SR
- Santhurst 1535 VE 1589,1616 Dep
- Sawntehurst 1540 AOMB 1542 LP
- Hurste c. 1200, c. 1210 GlR
Etymology
'Sandy wooded-hill', v. sand , hyrst . The wood was called Hurste c. 1200, c. 1210 GlR; the hill is now called Sandhurst Hill.