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.

Gristhwaite

Early-attested site in the Parish of Topcliffe

Historical Forms

Grisethwayt(h) 1285 YI 1334 Pat

Grystwhate 1447 Fabr

Etymology

'Gris's enclosure' from the ON by-name Gríss (v. Gristhorpe 104supra ) or 'pig enclosure' from ON griss. v. þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement