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.

Groves Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Oving

Historical Forms

  • Graua 12th Box
  • La Grave 1233 Cl 1239 Ch 1279 Ass
  • Martine(s)grava, Martine(s)grave 1179 P 1290 Ch
  • Groves in Oveing 1724 MarC

Etymology

v. graf . Martines from the holding here of the Abbey of St Martin of Séez. The s in Groves is pseudo-manorial.

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Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement