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.

Bellhurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Etchingham

Historical Forms

  • Beleherst c.1260,c.1263 Pens 1288 Ass 1296 SR
  • Belehurste c.1263 Pens
  • Belhurst 1279 Ass 1381 IpmR

Etymology

Bellhurst is Beleherst c. 1260, c. 1263 Pens, 1288Ass , 1296 SR, Belehurste c. 1263 Pens (all p), Belhurst 1279Ass (p), 1381 IpmR. 'Bella's wooded hill,' v. hyrst .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement