Grimsditch Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Saffron Walden
Historical Forms
- litelgrimswich 1387 Walden
- Great Grimswick, Little Grimswick, Grimswich wood 1605 WaldenA
Etymology
Grimsditch Wood (6″) is named from litelgrimswich 1387Walden , Great Grimswick , Little Grimswick , Grimswich wood 1605WaldenA .'Grim 's dairy-farm,' v. wic . The pers. name may be the Scandinavian Grímr or the English Grim . It is fairly common in Essex, cf. Grimesleye (Little Maplestead) 13thStJohn , Grimesho (Greenstead) t. Hy 3 Colch, Grymesfeld (Eastwood) 1374MinAcct , Grymisleye (Bumpstead) 13thQueens .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Audley End
- Buckenhoe Barn
- The Fulfen
- Roos Hill, The Roos
- Stonebridge olim Warkway Bridge
- Pounce Hall, Pounce Wood
- Sewards End alias Sewer's End
- Kibberdys
- St Aylotts
- Repell Ditches
Other OS name
- Almshouse Wood
- Bridge End Gardens
- Burntwood End
- Bury Hill
- Campions
- Castlehill Ho
- Chapelend
- Claypits
- Conduit Plantation
- Copt Hall
- Fairy Croft
- Farmadine
- Foulslow Bridge
- Rowley Hill
- The Vineyard
- Little Walden
- Whitehill Wood
- Will's Alley
- Hanging Ley
- Hunters' Well
- John's Acre
- Madge Hobbs Wood
- Mead Hall
- Millfield
- Mollpond Wood
- Monk's Hall
- Northend
- Peaslands
- Pond Plantation
- Reeding Cottages
- Robins Grove
- Bears Hall
- Hill's Wood
- Shirehill
- Ashwell's Grove
- High Balks
- Sadlers