Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Efferston 1272–90 ChFor

• grang' de Efferston 1545 Orm2 17

• grangia de Hefferston 1331 VR 1540 Dugd

• Hefferston 1589 Sheaf

• Hefferston Grange 1724 NotCestr

• Hefferstone Grange 1656 Orm2

• Heffreston 1327–77 ChFor 1395 Orm2

• manor of Heffreston 1538 Dugd

• Heffreston Grange 1542 ib

• Heffurstan 1509 VR

• grangia de Hefferton 1340 VR 1508 ChRR

• Efferton 1535 VE

• Heferton Grange 1597(1724),1724 NotCestr

• the Grange, nigh Weverham 1666 Orm2

• Grange 1673 Sheaf

• the house of Grange 1819 Orm2

• the Grange in the township of Weaverham in the parish of Whitegate 1846 TAMap

• Grange Hall 1831 Bry 1842 OS

• Heversham grainge 1630 LCWills

• Hifferton Grange…called only Grange 1671 Sheaf

• Hefferson-Grange 1745 Sheaf

• Heiferson Grange 1846 TAMap

• le Henshous, le Munkesberne, le Shephous 1395 Orm2ii150

Etymology

'Hēahfrið's farm', from the OE  pers.n. Hēahfrið and tūn, with grange , cf. Grange Lane infra . This was a grange of Vale Royal Abbey 179supra . Here were le Henshous , le Munkesberne , le Shephous 1395 Orm2 ii150, 'hen-house', 'monk's barn', 'sheep-house', v. henn , scēp , hūs , munuc , bere-ærn. Professor Löfvenberg notes that Henshouse may contain hēns 'poultry' found in Henbrook Wo 282 (hensbroc 770 (11th) BCS 204) cf. Swed  hönshus 'a poultry-house', Hensington O 270.