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.

Gorse Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Belbroughton

Historical Forms

  • de la Gorste 1275 SR

Etymology

v. gorst . Both these names are self-explanatory.