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.

Danehurst Cottages

Other OS name in the Parish of Dorking

Historical Forms

  • Danhurst 1235 FF
  • Denhurst 1247 FF
  • Danehurst 1255 Ass
  • Denhurst 1332 SR

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Danhurst 1235 FF, Denhurst 1247FF , Danehurst 1255Ass , Denhurst 1332 SR (p) . ' Wood in thevalley , ' v. denu , hyrst , and Introd. xxv .