Grimsbury Fm & Grimsbury Lane
Early-attested site in the Parish of Oldland
Historical Forms
- Grymesbure 1327 SR
- Grimsbury 1551 Will
- Grimsberrye lane 1652 ParlSurv
Etymology
Grimsbury Fm & Grimsbury Lane, Grymesbure 1327SR (p), Grimsbury 1551 Will, Grimsberrye lane 1652ParlSurv . Probably a fortification or encampment thought to have been built by or to be associated with Grim, which was possibly another name for the god Woden, as in Grimsbury (O 413) or Grim's Ditch (W 15), v. Grīm , grīma 2 'spectre', burh . No earthwork is now visible.