Grascott
Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckland Filleigh
Historical Forms
- Greu(e)lcote 1268 DA
- Greuliscote lateHy3 BM
- Grewellescote 1275 Ass
- Greu(e)lescote 1275–1300 DA 1281 Ass 1309 BM
- Greuwelescote 1281 Ass
Etymology
The fuller forms given here show that the ME pers. name which forms the first element here must be Grewel rather than Greville , as suggested by Blomé (36). This might be a French nickname, a derivative of gru , 'crane,' found in the form gruel as the name of a young crane.