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Bredhurst
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English
Etymology
From en bred hurst. Earliest attested as Bredehurst in 1240.
The name is derived from en ang -, 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).
Proper noun
A village and civil parish in the Medway unitary authority, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7961).
References
"The Early History of Bredhurst Manor" in Archaeologia Cantiana, Vol. 138, 2017.