Hurst Green
village · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hurst Green likely means 'the green by the wooded hill'. It combines the Old English 'hyrst' (wooded hill) with 'grēne' (village green).
Word origins
- Hurst
- Old EnglishAttestedwooded hill(from hyrst "wooded hill")
- Green
- Old EnglishAttestedvillage green(from grēne "green")