Brockhurst is a
hamlet
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in
Staffordshire, England, 1 mile sorth-west of
Blymhill
Blymhill is a village in Staffordshire, England.
It is a joint parish with Weston-under-Lizard. For population details taken at the 2011 census see Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard
See also
* Listed buildings in Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizar ...
. It is part of
Blymhill and Weston-under-Lizard civil parish within
South Staffordshire district
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
.
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.
[
Raven speculates on the origin of the name 'Brockhurst':][
]
'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
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sett
A sett or set is a badger's den. It usually consists of a network of tunnels and numerous entrances. The largest setts are spacious enough to accommodate 15 or more animals with up to of tunnels and as many as 40 openings. Such elaborate setts ...
'.
References
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South Staffordshire District
Hamlets in Staffordshire