I agree Karen, I have always been interested in village names and how they came to be.I had seen several writings that referred to the town in Netherlands. I'm glad I finally found the correct spelling of the village and its early "ancestor". Donna The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails. From: Karen Webster <news4kaz@gmail.com> To: Donna Casey <donnacasey@yahoo.com>; sfhg@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Update on finding "Burges Nob Zone" aka "Bergen Op Zoom" in Ashurst. Bergen op Zoom is a town in the Netherlands.  I am always interested that place names are reflected / duplicated across the channel.  For example, Brede in Sussex, Breda in Noord Brabant the Netherlands. Regards Karen Webster.  On 16 Aug 2015 9:07 am, "Donna Casey via" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> wrote: Here is the information I finally located on "Burges Nob Zone" which is actually "Bergen Op Zoom" a Listed II Cottage in Ashurst, Sussex. On The National Archives site I found a document of the following: THE ASHURST ESTATE, ASHURST AND WEST GRINSTEAD, SUSSEX Ref: SC01089 Within which is: Bergen-Op-Zoom, Horsebridge Common, Ashurst, West Sussex I also found the cottage as a listed II building on British Listed Buildings:Bergen-Op-Zoom Cottage - Ashurst - West Sussex - England | View on: www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk Preview by Yahoo I hope this clears up my question and answer to everyone who replied. Donna ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message