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.

Gratton

Early-attested site in the Parish of High Bray

Historical Forms

  • Gretedona 1086 DB
  • Gratedene 1242 Fees772
  • Gretton 1249 Ass
  • Gratton 1261 FF
  • Gratton al. Gretton 1326 Ipm

Etymology

'Big hill,' v. dun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement