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.

Grimsby Road

Field in the Parish of Brigsley

Historical Forms

  • 1850 TA
  • grymsby gate 1577 Terrier
  • Grymsbye gayte 1601 Terrier
  • Grimesby gate 1626 Terrier 1638 Terrier
  • Grimsbee gate 1634 Terrier

Etymology

Grimsby Road 1850(grymsby gate 1577, Grymsbye gayte 1601, Grimesby gate 1626, 1638, Grimsbee gate 1634,'the road to Grimsby', v. gata)