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.

Greenside

Early-attested site in the Parish of Waverton

Historical Forms

  • Grenesat t.Hy3 CW
  • Greeneside, Greneseate 1578 Cocker

Etymology

This is probably 'green sætr.'