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.

Greensbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bolnhurst

Historical Forms

  • Grymesbury 1331 QW

Etymology

The Grym family had a holding in Bolnhurst in 1302 (FA) and bury is here used in the manorial sense (v. burh ). Hence 'Grym's manor.' The modern form is corrupt.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement