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.

Woodhurst

Major Settlement in the Parish of Woodhurst

Historical Forms

  • Wdeherst 1209 FF
  • Wdehirst 1234 FF
  • Wodehyrst 1252 BM

Etymology

After this, forms in hirst (hyrst ) and hurst are equally common.

The name is self-explanatory but somewhat redundant in character, v. Old Hurst supra 211.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site