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.

Grove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • above Grove, pasture called Grove 1608 LRMB
  • above Grove, Little Grove 1839 TA
  • pastura in la Groue, prati de la Groue 1321–1324 MinAcct
  • terre in le Groue 1324 Ct
  • le Groue 1323 MinAcct

Etymology

Grove (SY 699725), above Grove , pasture called Grove 1608LRMB , above Grove , Little Grove 1839TA , pastura in la Groue , prati de la Groue 1321–1324MinAcct , terre in le Groue 1324Ct , le Groue 1323MinAcct , cf. Grove Corner , Highe Grove Crofte 1608LRMB , Grove Point c. 1825 Map, v. grāf(a) 'a grove, a copse', with corner , croft , point .

Places in the same Parish