Goudhurst
//ɡaʊdˈhɜːst// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A village and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7237).
"At Darley Dale, in Derbyshire, there is another yew about 1,000 years younger with a 32 ft girth, while a mighty yew at Goudhurst, Kent, has a bench seating 12 in its hollow trunk."
Example
More examples"At Darley Dale, in Derbyshire, there is another yew about 1,000 years younger with a 32 ft girth, while a mighty yew at Goudhurst, Kent, has a bench seating 12 in its hollow trunk."
Etymology
From an unclear Old English personal name + hyrst (“wooded hill”).
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