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.

Kilgram Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Witton

Historical Forms

  • Kelgrimhou 1228 Dugdv.576
  • Kylgramhowe 1539 Dugdv.578

Etymology

'Kelgrim's mound' v. haugr . Kelgrim is found in Kellamergh (PN La 151), and Björkman (ZEN 53) suggests that its ultimate origin is an unrecorded ON  Kelfgrímr or ON  Ketilgrímr .

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Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement