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Bredhurst

Bredhurst proper noun: a village and civil parish in the Medway unitary authority, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7961).

Proper noun

Bredhurst

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

Origin of Bredhurst

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).

Questions about Bredhurst

What does Bredhurst mean?
Bredhurst means a village and civil parish in the Medway unitary authority, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7961).
What part of speech is Bredhurst?
Bredhurst is a proper noun.

Words near Bredhurst in the dictionary

  1. bredes
  2. Bredeses
  3. Bredeson
  4. Bredesons
  5. Bredgar
  6. Bredhurst
  7. Bredicot
  8. bredie
  9. bredies
  10. bredigite
  11. Bredin

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