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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ASHURST,
ASHHURST.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901.
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ASHURST, ASHHURST.
A local name meaning "of
Ashurst." (1) A parish in
co. Kent, about four miles from Tunbridge Wells; (2) a parish in co. Sussex,
three miles from Steyning. The origin is simple, "the Ash-hurst"
or wood; v. Ash and Hurst.
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