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Goudhurst

/ɡaʊdˈhɜːst/

Goudhurst proper noun: a village and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7237).

Proper noun

Goudhurst

  1. A village and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7237).
    • At Darley Dale, in Derbyshire, there is another yew about 1,000 years younger with a 32 ft girth, while a mighty yew at Goudhurst, Kent, has a bench seating 12 in its hollow trunk.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 119

Origin of Goudhurst

From an unclear Old English personal name + hyrst (“wooded hill”).

Questions about Goudhurst

What does Goudhurst mean?
Goudhurst means a village and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7237).
What part of speech is Goudhurst?
Goudhurst is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Goudhurst?
Goudhurst is pronounced /ɡaʊdˈhɜːst/.

Words near Goudhurst in the dictionary

  1. Goudeau
  2. Goudeaus
  3. Goudeket
  4. goudeyite
  5. Goudge
  6. Goudhurst
  7. Goudi
  8. Goudie
  9. Goudies
  10. Goudreau
  11. Goudreaus

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