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.

West Haven

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • West Haven 1640 GrimsMiscD 1789 GrimsCBxiv
  • the West haven 1582 GrimsCLeet
  • iuxta occidentem portum 1583 GrimsFC
  • portus occidental 1591 ib

Etymology

West Haven, West Haven 1640GrimsMiscD , 1789GrimsCB xiv et passim , the West haven 1582GrimsCLeet , iuxta occidentem portum 1583GrimsFC , portus occidental 1591ib , “the West Haven … the only part of the medieval harbour which is still substantially intact”, Gillett 21.