Grimthorpe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Givendale
Historical Forms
- Grimtorp, Grintorp 1086 DB
- Grimt(h)orp(e), Grymt(h)orp(e) 1199 Abbr 1241 FF 1650 ParlSurv
- Thorpe 1120–9 YCh449
- Grimesthorp', Grymesthorp', Grymestorp 1138 RegAlb 1195 Ch 1335 ChR 1204 QW 1279–81
- Grimet(h)orp 1235 YAJxviii 1276 RH
Etymology
'Grim 's village,' v. Grimston supra 58 and þorp . Cf. Danish Grimstrup (DaSN(F) 88). The weak form Grími is often found in Danish place-names.