The story
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).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.