Gristhorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cayton
Historical Forms
- Grisetorp 1086 DB
- Gristhorp(p), Grysthorp(p) 1175–89 YCh
- Grisethorp, Grysethorp 1181 BylE
Etymology
'Gris's village' v. þorp . The first element is the ON pers. name Gríss , from ON gríss 'a pig,' found also in Gristhwaite and Girsby 186, 280infra .