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.

Gravefield Grove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bayford

Historical Forms

  • Grave Field c.1840 TA

Etymology

Gravefield Grove (6″) is le Graffeld 1359, Gravefeld 1421, 1461, Greyfeldhegge 1470Cecil , Grave Field c. 1840TA . Probably a compound of OE  græfe, 'thicket,' and feld .

Places in the same Parish