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
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ824118
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

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
  1. 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.
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