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.

Agmerhurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashburnham

Historical Forms

  • Hagemereshirst 1209 FF
  • Aghemereherst 13th AsM
  • Aghemeresherst 1340 AsM
  • Oremaresherst 1271 Battle
  • Augemerehurste (sic) 1278 Battle
  • Agemeresherst 1318 AsM
  • Agmerysherst, Agmer(e)sherst 1440–1517 AsM
  • Agmansherst 1546 AsM
  • Agmondeshurst 1584 Battle
  • Egmondhurst 1646 Ipm
  • Agmanshurst al. Agmersherst 1602 AsM
  • Agmondhurst al. Agmerhurst 1720 Recov

Etymology

This is a difficult name. The first element is clearly a pers. name. It is perhaps the same name Angemær which lies behind Angmering supra 163.