English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bidston

Historical Forms

  • Birket Graunge 1535 VE
  • Graunge 1705 J.E.A.
  • the Grange Barne 1645 Sheaf
  • Grange 1794 ib
  • Grange House Farm 1824 Lawton
  • Grange House 1831 Bry
  • Grange Farm 1842 OS

Etymology

Grange (lost, 100–310884 at Alfred Rd, cf. st.ns. Grange Rd, Grange Mount), Claytongrange 1303, 1348MinAcct (Barnes1), grangia in foresta de Wyrhale 1305 Plea, le Grange 1453 Orm2, 1739LRMB 264, The Grange 1725 to 1747 etc. J.E.A., Birket Graunge 1535 VE, Graunge 1705 J.E.A. (p), the Grange Barne 1645 Sheaf, Grange 1794 ib, Grange House Farm 1824Lawton , Grange House 1831 Bry, Grange Farm 1842 OS, part of the demesne of Birkenhead Priory, v. grange , bere-ærn.