Brockenhurst
county:
coords:
Hampshire
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otherwise: Brokenhurst, 1100-1135; Brokeherst, 1135-1154; Brochenherst, 1181
BROCKENHURST
Traditionally supposed to be 'badger wood'; beginning in the mid 16th century we find 'Broknest' (a perfectly possible phonetic development of the original name), which has been reanalysed by later commentators as having to do with 'brock'. The persistent may also point to the Domesday Book form 'Broceste'. The name is no doubt hypothetical Old English 'Brocenhyrst'='broken wooded hill', in the sense of being marked by broken up or dissected terrain. There are numerous small streams in little valleys here.
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, town - New Forest Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, village - New Forrest Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Newforrest Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, village - Newforrest Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
Shown on an old map by Saxton 1575
- settlement, village - Southamtoniae
Listed in Domesday Book
- Bovre Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
IN FORESTA NOVA et CIRCA EA~ ... Isd~ Aluric ten. in BROCESTE una~ hid~ . Pat. ei et auuncul tenuer~ in paragio ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Rodedic Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
