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Bredhurst en · PROPN

Etymology

From bred + hurst. Earliest attested as Bredehurst in 1240. The name is derived from Old English, possibly from either of the following interpretations: * "The wood by the broad expanse of land" or "the broad wood" (Wallenberg). * "The wooded hill where boards or planks are made or obtained" (Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names).

Meanings

  1. A village and civil parish in the Medway unitary authority, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7961).