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.

Grappenhall

Parish in the County of Cheshire

Etymology

The ancient parish of Grappenhall comprised 1. Grappenhall (now a c.p. including Thelwall 138supra ), 2. Latchford (the part north of the Manchester Ship Canal is now included in Warrington county borough La, and the part south of the canal, called Latchford Without, is now included in Stockton Heath c.p. 145 infra ).

Major Settlements