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.

Lathegarths

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • Lathegarthes 1372 Misc
  • lathgarthis 1492 GrimsExtent
  • laythgarthe 1517 GrimsCBi
  • Lath Garthys in the parish of St Augustyn and St Olyff next Grymesby 1531 Willsiii
  • layth garthe 1543 GrimsExtent
  • layth garthes 1557 Inv

Etymology

Lathegarths (lost), Lathegarthes 1372 Misc, lathgarthis 1492GrimsExtent , laythgarthe 1517GrimsCB i , Lath Garthys in the parish of S t Augustyn and S t Olyff next Grymesby 1531 Wills iii, layth garthe 1543GrimsExtent , layth garthes 1557Inv , 'the enclosures by the barn', v. hlaða , garðr . In 1372 it is said to be a manor adjoining the Abbey.