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.

Hazelhurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ticehurst

Historical Forms

  • Hæselersc 1018 O.S.
  • Halsesse 1086 DB
  • Haslerse c.1180 Pens
  • Haselhersh 1392 Ct

Etymology

Hazelhurst is Hæselersc 1018 O.S. Facs iii. 39, Halsesse 1086 DB, Haslerse c. 1180 Pens, Haselhersh 1392Ct (p). 'Earsh land grown over with hazels.' v. hæsel , ersc .