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Grimsditch Hall & Grimsditch Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Grimsditch 1831 Bry
  • Grimisdich e13 Tab
  • (terra de) Grimsdich H3 Orm2 1666
  • Grimsdiche l13 Sheaf
  • Grimesdyche, Grymesdyche e14 1345 Eyre

Etymology

Grimsditch Hall & Grimsditch Mill (101–606803), Grimsditch 1831 Bry, Grimisdich e13 Tab, (terra de ) Grimsdich H3 (1666) Orm2, Grimsdiche l13 Sheaf (p), Grimesdyche , Grymesdyche e14 ib (p), 1345Eyre et freq with variant spellings Grim (e )sdich (e ), Grim (e )sdi (c )k , Grim (e )sdych , Grim (e )sditch (e ), Grym (y )sdich (e ), Grym (y )sdi (c )k , Grym (y )sdych , Grym (y )sditch (e ), 'Woden's ditch', v. Grīm , dīc , presumably alluding to some lost earthwork.The p.n. recurs 49, 58, 66 supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site