Staplehurst

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proper noun

A large village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7843).

OriginOld English stapol →
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Meanings

proper nounStaplehurst (countable and uncountable, plural Staplehursts)

plural Staplehursts

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA large village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7843).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Seward County, Nebraska, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA community in the County of Vermilion River, Alberta, Canada.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstapol“post, pillar”
  2. EnglishStaplehurst

From Old English stapol (“post, pillar”) + hyrst (“wooded hillock”).

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APA

Staplehurst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staplehurst

MLA

“Staplehurst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staplehurst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Staplehurst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staplehurst.

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