Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Grimesbi 1086 DB c.1115 LS l12 Kirkst 13

• Grymesby 1160–66 Gilb 1409

• Grimesby 1268 Ch

• Parva Grimesbia c.1115 LS 1212 Fees

• Parva Grimesby 1209–25 LAHW 1229 Cl 1236 RRG 1242–43 Fees 1254 ValNor 1346 FA

• Parva Grimesb' 1238–43 Fees

• Parva Grimesbi 1212 ib

• parue Grymesby Hy2 Gilb 1409

• parua Grymesby iuxta Foterby 1288 Ass

• parua Grymesby 1335 HarlCh 1369 FF 1395 Peace

• Parua Grymesby l12 RAii

• Parua Grimesby 1387 Peace

• Parua Grimmesby 1307 Kirkst

• parva Grymesby 1291 Tax

• Parva Grymesby 1303,1402,1428 FA 1535 VEiv

• Parva Grimmesby 1296 RH

• Parva Grymmesby 1303 FA 1326 Orig 1428 FA

• Parua Grimesby 1387 Peace

• Parua Grymesby 1395 ib

• Grymmesby Parua 1519 DVi

• Grymysby Parva 1526 Sub

• Grymesbie Pa a1567 LNQv

• parua Grymsby l12 Gilb 1409

• Parva Grimsby Hy2 Dugdvi c.1221 Welles

• “Little” Grimesby 1226 FF 1314 Ch 1315 Ipm

• “Little” Grymesby 1335 Pat 1368 Ipm 1434 Pat

• “Little” Grimmesby 1326 Ipm

• “Little” Grymmesby 1326 Fine

• “Little” Grymmesbie 1552 Pat

• “Little” Grymsby 1543 LPxviii 1551 Pat

• Litell Grymesby 1462 Pat

• lytillgrymesby 1497 StJ

• Littell Grimsby 1538–39 Dugdvi 1610 BT

• littel Grymsbe 1579 Terrier

• Lytle Grymsbye 1593 Thor

• Litle Grymsbye 1590 BT

• Litle grymsby 1594 ib

• Litlegrimsbie 1597 ib

• Little Grimsbye 1585 Anc

• Little Grymsby 1629 BT

• Little Grymesbye 1675 MiscDon

• Grimsby S Mary 1695 Morden

Etymology

'Grim's farmstead, village', v. bȳ . The first el. is the ON  pers.n. Grímr , ODan Grīm, which is common in independent use in L, v. SPNLY 105. It also occurs in (Great) Grimsby (LNR), in contrast to which Little Grimsby is named.