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The name of the village predates its use as a [[family name]], the earliest mention of which is dated [[1260]]. Earlier variations of the name, such as "Bruninghurst" were first recorded in [[1188]]. Other variations include "Bringherst", "Brinkhurst", "Bringhast", and "Bringhaste". The [[etymology]] of Bringhurst comes from the [[personal name]] "Bryni" derived from "bryne" (Old English), meaning "fire" or "flame", combined with the word "hurst" or "hyrst" meaning "wooded hill" in [[Old English]], related to [[Old Saxon]], and "hurst" or "horst" in [[Old High German]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=bringhurst|title=Bringhurst Family Crest}}</ref> |
The name of the village predates its use as a [[family name]], the earliest mention of which is dated [[1260]]. Earlier variations of the name, such as "Bruninghurst" were first recorded in [[1188]]. Other variations include "Bringherst", "Brinkhurst", "Bringhast", and "Bringhaste". The [[etymology]] of Bringhurst comes from the [[personal name]] "Bryni" derived from "bryne" (Old English), meaning "fire" or "flame", combined with the word "hurst" or "hyrst" meaning "wooded hill" in [[Old English]], related to [[Old Saxon]], and "hurst" or "horst" in [[Old High German]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=bringhurst|title=Bringhurst Family Crest}}</ref> |
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=== Bringhurst Primary School === |
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Bringhurst Primary School is located around half a mile from Bringhurst Village. There are 147 pupils on roll. The most recent (2012) Ofsted report stated "Bringhurst is a good school which places pupils’ achievement and well-being at the centre of all it does." <ref>{{cite web|title=Ofsted Report|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/1968519/urn/119909.pdf|work=Bringhurst Primary School Ofsted Report 2012|publisher=Ofsted|accessdate=10 May 2012}}</ref> |
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The school holds a Sport England Activemark and is a Football Association Charter Standard School. <ref>{{cite web|title=School Website|url=http://www.bringhurst.leics.sch.uk/|work=Website|publisher=Bringhurst Primary School|accessdate=10 May 2012}}</ref> The school's strengths include creative writing <ref>{{cite news|title=Creative youngsters show they're made of the write stuff!|url=http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/local-news/creative-youngsters-show-they-re-made-of-the-write-stuff-1-1522270|accessdate=10 May 2012|newspaper=Harborough Mail|date=30th Jan 2007}}</ref>, music and ICT <ref>{{cite news|title=Pupils eye second Christmas No 1 |url=http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/local-news/pupils-eye-second-christmas-no-1-1-1539917|accessdate=10 May 2012|newspaper=Harborough Mail|date=18 Dec 2003}}</ref>, Science <ref>{{cite news|title=County schools enjoy good science results|url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/County-schools-enjoy-good-science-results/story-12090871-detail/story.html|accessdate=10 May 2012|newspaper=Leicester Mercury|date=11 Aug 2011}}</ref> and RE<ref>{{cite news|title=Nativity roadshow |url=http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/lifestyle/nativity-roadshow-1-1522199|accessdate=10 May 2012|newspaper=Leicester Mercury|date=14 Dec 2006}}</ref>. |
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In 2010 long standing road safety fears <ref>{{cite news|title=Woman airlifted in Bringhurst car smash|url=http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-airlifted-in-bringhurst-car-smash-1-1530185|accessdate=10 May 2012|newspaper=Harborough Mail|date=15 May 2008}}</ref> were highlighted by a six car crash outside the school gates. <ref>{{cite news|title=Cars in collision |url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Cars-collision/story-12040640-detail/story.html|accessdate=10 May 2012|newspaper=Leicester Mercury|date=26 May 2011}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 14:51, 10 May 2012
| Bringhurst | |
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| Population | 50 |
| OS grid reference | SP842921 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MARKET HARBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | LE16 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
Bringhurst is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. It is in the south-east of the county, close to the borders with Northamptonshire and Rutland. Nearby places are Cottingham in Northants, Great Easton and Drayton in Leicestershire, and Caledecott in Rutland.
The town antedates the Norman Conquest (1066 AD) and was given by one "Ranulfe", a kinsman of King Edward the Confessor to the Abbey of Peterborough (Knight "Geoffrey de Bringhurst").
There is a village church which in parts dates back to the 11th Century. The older houses are made of local stone and either roofed with thatch or collyweston slate. One house is thought to date back to 1636.[1]
The name of the village predates its use as a family name, the earliest mention of which is dated 1260. Earlier variations of the name, such as "Bruninghurst" were first recorded in 1188. Other variations include "Bringherst", "Brinkhurst", "Bringhast", and "Bringhaste". The etymology of Bringhurst comes from the personal name "Bryni" derived from "bryne" (Old English), meaning "fire" or "flame", combined with the word "hurst" or "hyrst" meaning "wooded hill" in Old English, related to Old Saxon, and "hurst" or "horst" in Old High German.[2]
Bringhurst Primary School
Bringhurst Primary School is located around half a mile from Bringhurst Village. There are 147 pupils on roll. The most recent (2012) Ofsted report stated "Bringhurst is a good school which places pupils’ achievement and well-being at the centre of all it does." [3]
The school holds a Sport England Activemark and is a Football Association Charter Standard School. [4] The school's strengths include creative writing [5], music and ICT [6], Science [7] and RE[8].
In 2010 long standing road safety fears [9] were highlighted by a six car crash outside the school gates. [10]
References
- ^ Leach, Josiah Granville (1901). History of the Bringhurst Family: With Notes on the Clarkson, DePeyster, and Boude Families. Lippincott.
- ^ "Bringhurst Family Crest".
- ^ "Ofsted Report" (PDF). Bringhurst Primary School Ofsted Report 2012. Ofsted. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "School Website". Website. Bringhurst Primary School. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Creative youngsters show they're made of the write stuff!". Harborough Mail. 30th Jan 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Pupils eye second Christmas No 1". Harborough Mail. 18 Dec 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "County schools enjoy good science results". Leicester Mercury. 11 Aug 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Nativity roadshow". Leicester Mercury. 14 Dec 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Woman airlifted in Bringhurst car smash". Harborough Mail. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Cars in collision". Leicester Mercury. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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