Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• portum de Grymesby 1154–79 BC Hy2 Ch 1301 Fine 1335 GrimsCt 1389 AOMB 1537

• portus de Grimesby 1230 Cl

• portus de grimesbie (sic) l13 AD

• portum de Grimmesby 1276 RH

• portum de Grimesby 1301 LRCh 1307 Austin

• portum de Grimsbie 1577 GrimsFC

• litus port' 1392 ib

• portum maris 1492 GrimsExtent

• portum 1522 GrimsCBi 1543 GrimsExtent 1591 GrimsFC

• la havene 1359 Misc

• la Havene 1359–60 IpmR

• del Hauen 1392 GrimsCt

• atte Hauen' 1401 GrimsCt

• the havyn 1471 GrimsCBi 1537 GrimsCLeet

• le havyn 1531 GrimsCBi

• le haven de magna grymesby 1547 ib

• the haven 1582,1590,1627 GrimsCLeet 1735 et passim

• ye Haven 1645 GrimsCBviii

• the Haven 1641 LNQi 1649 GrimsCLeet

• the Haven or Wet Dock 1803 GrimsCBxiv 1833 Td'E

• (The) Old Haven 1801 GrimsMap 1811 GrimsCBxv 1815 ib

• the harbour a1600 GrimsCLeet 1753 GrimsCBxii

• ye Creeke, or Harbour 1660 ib

• Grimsby Creek 1666 SP

Etymology

The Haven, portum de Grymesby 1154–79 BC, Hy2 (1301) Ch, 1335 Fine, 1389GrimsCt , 1537AOMB 207 , portus de Grimesby 1230 Cl, portus de grimesbie (sic)l13AD , portum de Grimmesby 1276 RH, portum de Grimesby 1301 LRCh, 1307 Austin, portum de Grimsbie 1577GrimsFC , litus port '1392ib , portum maris 1492GrimsExtent , portum 1522GrimsCB i , 1543GrimsExtent , 1591GrimsFC , la havene 1359 Misc, la Havene 1359–60 IpmR, del Hauen 1392GrimsCt (p), atte Hauen '1401GrimsCt (p), the havyn 1471GrimsCB i , 1537GrimsCLeet , le havyn 1531GrimsCB i , le haven de magna grymesby 1547ib iii , the haven 1582, 1590, 1627GrimsCLeet et passim to 1735ib , y e Haven 1645GrimsCB viii , the Haven 1641 LNQ i, 1649GrimsCLeet et freq , the Haven or Wet Dock 1803GrimsCB xiv , 1833Td 'E , (The ) Old Haven 1801GrimsMap , 1811GrimsCB xv , 1815ib , 'the haven, the harbour', v. hæfen , hafn .It is called the harbour a1600GrimsCLeet , 1753GrimsCB xii , ye Creeke , or Harbour 1660ib ix , Grimsby Creek 1666 SP (v. crike (ON  kriki)).