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.

Bernhurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Salehurst

Historical Forms

  • Berneherst c.1230 Pens 1381 IpmR
  • Bernhurst 1288 Ass 1340 NI

Etymology

Bernhurst (6″) is Berneherst c. 1230 Penset freq to 1381 IpmR, with variant spelling Bernehurst , Bernhurst 1288Ass (p), 1340 NI (p). 'Beorna's hyrst' or 'hyrst marked by a barn' (v. bern ).