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.

Grimsbury

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warkworth

Historical Forms

  • Grimberie 1086 DB
  • Gremesbir' 12th Survey
  • Grimesberi 1198 P
  • Grimesbir' t.John BM
  • Grynnsburye t.Eliz FF
  • Grynncebury 1610 Pat

Etymology

Grimsbury is Grimberie 1086 DB, Gremesbir '12th Survey, Grimesberi 1198 P, Grimesbir 't. John BMet freq with variant spellings Grymesbir ' and Grimesberi , Grimesburi , Grynnsburye t. ElizFF , Grynncebury 1610Pat . 'Grim 's burh.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement