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.

The Greaves, Greaves Woods

Early-attested site in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Greues 1259 Court
  • Greves 1539 Plea
  • Grevys 1546 Orm2
  • Graves Farm 1831 Bry
  • Greaves 1842 OS

Etymology

The Greaves, Greaves Woods, Greues 1259 Court (p), Greves 1539 Plea, Grevys 1546 Orm2, Graves Farm 1831 Bry, Greaves 1842 OS, 'the groves', v. grǣfe .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site