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.

Grey Scars

Early-attested site in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Greyskerres 1165–77 Furn
  • Grenescherres, Grenescherris 1177,1220 ib
  • Grenestherres (sic) 1401 ib

Etymology

Grey Scars, 1852TA , Greyskerres 1165–77 Furn, Grenescherres , Grenescherris 1177, 1220 ib, Grenestherres (sic)1401 ib. 'Grey (or alternatively green) scars', v. grǣg , grene 1 , sker , the name referring to an outcrop of the limestone.

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