Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in the Medway unitary authority, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7961).
Origin
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).
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APA
Bredhurst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bredhurst
MLA
“Bredhurst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bredhurst. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bredhurst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bredhurst.
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