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.

Badhurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lindfield

Historical Forms

  • Badardeshurst c.1200 Add 1350 FF
  • Badshurst 1603 ChurchBk
  • Badhurst 1636 SAC19,49

Etymology

Badhurst (lost) is Badardeshurst c. 1200Add , 1350 FF, Badshurst 1603Church Bk , Badhurst 1636 SAC 19, 49. 'Wood of Beaduheard ,' v. hyrst .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement