Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Grelesheg' 1268 Ass

• Greleshegh 1280 FF

• Greyleshegh(e) 1398 IpmR 1399 Cl

• Greylesheygh(e) 1416 Cl, IpmR

• Greylesshey 1425 ib

• Greylesley or Greyleshay 1488 Ipm

• Gravellshay 1524 Hutch3

• Graylsey 1546 Ct

• Gredelshey Tithing 1664 HTax

• Griddleshay (or Greylshay) 1774 Hutch1 1795 Boswell

• Hr Griddleshay, Lr Griddleshay 1843 TA

• domo que fuit Walteri Grael c.1235 Hutch3

Etymology

Griddleshay Fm (SY 402954), Grelesheg '1268Ass (p), Greleshegh 1280 FF, Greyleshegh (e )1398 IpmR, 1399 Cl, Greylesheygh (e )1416 Cl, IpmR, Greylesshey 1425 ib, Greylesley or Greyleshay 1488 Ipm, Gravellshay 1524 Hutch3, Graylsey 1546Ct , Gredelshey Tithing 1664 HTax, Griddleshay (or Greylshay )1774 Hutch1, 1795 Boswell, Hr Griddleshay , Lr Griddleshay 1843TA , to be associated with domo que fuit Walteri Grael c.1235 Hutch3 2270 (in Robert de Mandeville's charter to the church of Whitchurch C.), thus 'enclosure of the Grael /Grele family', from hay . It will be noted that spellings with medial -d (d )- first appear in the 17th cent.