Grendon Underwood
Major Settlement in the Parish of Grendon Underwood
Historical Forms
- Grennedone 1186 DB
- Grenedone 1197 P
- Grendon 1231 Ch
- Gryndon 1626 Vern
Etymology
'Green hill.' Cf. Lipscomb (i. 252), 'the place is supposed to derive its name from the verdure of a little hill near the village: and its vicinity to the forest of Bernwood...and in ancient evidences it is sometimes called 'under Bernwood.'v. grene , dun .