Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Graysty 1308 ChRR 1418 Plea

• Graysty in Shawynton' 1395 CampbCh

• Graysty heth 1398 Chol

• Graisty 1515 Plea

• Greysty 1312,1316 Plea 1322 AddCh

• Greysty in Shavyngton 1400 ChRR, CampbCh

• Greysti 1341 Eyre 1350 ChRR

• Greisty 1519 ChRR 1380 Eyre

• Greistie 1528 Plea

• Gresty 1327 ChRR

• Gresty Green 1831 Bry

• Grestye 1518 AddCh

• Gressty in Shavington 1400 Orm2

• Grayste 1418 ChRR

• Graiste 1447 Tab

• Graystoue 1437 Orm2

• Graystowe 1443 ChRR

• Grestowe 1478 ib

• Grasty 1512 ChEx

• Greasty 1604 Cre

• Greastey 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

'Badger-run', from grǣg2 and stīg , with brycg , brōc and grēne 2 .The brook becomes Wistaston Brook 47supra .