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.

Grighay Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorncombe

Historical Forms

  • Grighay Farm 1842 TA(Hawkchurch)
  • Griggehegh 1333 PND656
  • Griggesheygh 1362 HarlCh
  • Grighay 1811 OS

Etymology

Grighay Fm (ST 380016), Grighay Farm 1842TA (Hawkchurch), Griggehegh 1333 PN D 656, Griggesheygh 1362HarlCh , Grighay 1811 OS, cf. Grighay Copse , Grighay Down , Grighay Down Furze & Grighay Down Plant . 1841TA , from (ge)hæg 'enclosure' with the ME  surname Grigge , cf. Margaret Grig 1666 PN D (Hawkchurch).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement