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 Pump

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • the Towne's Pump 1736 GrimsChamb
  • the Pump 1786 GrimsCBxiii
  • the Pump in the Bull Ring 1818 ib

Etymology

The Pump (lost), the Towne 's Pump 1736GrimsChamb , the Pump 1786GrimsCB xiii , the Pump in the Bull Ring 1818ib xv .