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.

Oakhurst

Other OS name in the Parish of Alfold

Historical Forms

  • Ochurst 1255 Ass
  • Okehurst 1597 SrWills

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Ochurst 1255Ass (p), Okehurst 1597 SrWills . v. hyrst . Oakhurst was transferred to Sussex in 1884 .