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.

Green Dyke

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fylingdales

Historical Forms

  • Grenedic(h) 12 Whitby
  • Greene dikes 1619 NRS

Etymology

'Green (grassy) dyke' v. grene , dic . The dyke is still extant.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement