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.

Hartshurst Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wotton

Historical Forms

  • Arseste 1086 DB
  • Hertesherst 1201 Cur
  • Herteshurste 1219 Bracton
  • Hartshurste 1635 ParReg, SAC xxxi

Etymology

Hartshurst Fm is Arseste 1086 DB, Hertesherst 1201 Cur (p), Herteshurste 1219 Bracton (p), Hartshurste 1635 ParReg, SAC xxxi. 'Wood of the hart' or 'of a man named Heort ,' v. hyrst .