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Baughurst Common

suburban area · Hampshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely refers to a hawthorn hedge or enclosure. It combines the Old English 'bōh' (bow, or possibly hawthorn) with 'hyrst' (wood or copse).

Word origins

Baugh
Old Englishhawthorn(from bōh "bow, hawthorn")
urst
Old Englishwood, copse(from hyrst "wood, copse")

Historical forms

Bohurst