Gribthorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bubwith
Historical Forms
- Gripetorp 1086 DB
- Gripetor 1190,1191 P
- Gripethorp 1248 FF
- Grippethorpe, Gryppethorpe 1285 KI 1335 FF
- Grypthorp, Gripthorp 13th Selby 1391 Test
- Grybthorpe 1537 FF
- Grip 1197 P
Etymology
'Grip 's village,' v. þorp . The pers. name is OScand Gríp (r ) (uninflected in this place-name), which is also recorded in ME as the surname of Robert Grip 1197 P, a Yorkshireman.