Bredhurst

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Proper noun === Bredhurst 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.