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 Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bromsgrove

Historical Forms

  • Gorsthal(e) 1275,1327 SR

Etymology

'Gorse-grown nook,' v. gorst , healh .