Brockhurst, Staffordshire

Brockhurst is a hamlet in Staffordshire, England, 1 mile sorth-west of Blymhill. It is part of Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard civil parish within South Staffordshire district.[1][2]

Brockhurst
The medieval moat at Brockhurst Farm
Brockhurst is located in Staffordshire
Brockhurst
Brockhurst
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ824118
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District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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52°42′14″N 2°15′40″W / 52.704°N 2.261°W / 52.704; -2.261

Today the hamlet consists of Brockhurst farm, a red brick 18th farmhouse, and two blocks of semi-detached houses built in 1954. The buildings rest on the site of a much earlier settlement, as evidenced by medieval earthworks. These include a square moat to the south-eastern side of the farmhouse, with raised mound within, and the line of a second moat seventy-five yards to the south-west.[1]

Raven speculates on the origin of the name 'Brockhurst':[1]

'Broc' in a place name usually means either stream or badger. 'Hurst' can mean either a wood or a hill, or a wooded hill or even a sandbank in a river. As there are no streams, hills or sandbanks here it might be fair to interpret the name 'Brockhurst' as meaning 'the wood (or clearing in the wood) which has a badger sett'.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Raven, Michael (2004). A Guide to Staffordshire and the Black Country. Michael Raven. ISBN 0906114330.
  2. ^ Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 June 2020.