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.

Groveleys

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hailes

Historical Forms

  • Grouelease 1539 AOMB
  • Grouelees(e) 1540 MinAcct 1543 AOMB
  • Groueleyes 1588 Comm
  • Grove leyes 1586 ib

Etymology

Groveleys [ˈgrouvˈli:z], Grouelease 1539AOMB , Grouelees (e )1540MinAcct , 1543AOMB , Groueleyes 1588Comm , Grove leyes 1586 ib.v. grāf 'copse', lǣs 'meadow'; cf. also Grove Wood 1585Dep .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement