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.

Custom House

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • Custom House c.1820 GrimsMap 1851 Census
  • ye Customhouse 1691 Cragg
  • Custom house 1816 Td'E
  • the Custom House 1831 Monson

Etymology

Custom House, Custom House c.1820GrimsMap , 1851Census , y e Customhouse 1691Cragg , Custom house 1816Td 'E , the Custom House 1831Monson ; the 1816 document concerns a toft on which to build a Custom House.