Grindlow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Grindlow
Historical Forms
- Greneslaw 1199 ChR
- Grenlawe 1199 Ch 1285
- Grenelauhe c.1240 FMS
- Gren(e)lowe 1259 RegLich 1291 Tax 1301 SR
- Greenlow 1767 Burdett
- Grinlow 1577 Saxton
- Grynlowe 1610 Speed
- Grangia de Grenlowe 1339 DbAxi
- Grenlow Grange 1535 Val
- Grenlowe Grange 1552 Portland
- Grynlowe Grange 1595 Portland
- Grinlowe Graunge 1609 ib
Etymology
'Green hill or burial mound', v. grēne 1 , hlāw ; it was formerly held by Lilleshall Abbey, v. grange . For the development cf. Grindley and Grindon (PN St 70).