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.

Grove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Holton

Historical Forms

  • Graua 1200 FF 1362 Ipm
  • Grave 1242–3 Fees
  • la Grave 1278–9 RH 1303 AD
  • Grove 1349 Ipm c.1350–60 Frid c.1425 FA 1428
  • la Grove 1390 StJohn 1398 Queen

Etymology

Grove (lost) is Graua 1200 FF, 1362 Ipm, Grave 1242–3 Fees, la Grave 1278–9 RH, 1303 AD (p), Grove 1349 Ipm, c. 1350–60 (c. 1425) Frid, 1428 FA, la Grove 1390 St John, 1398Queen (p). v. grāf(a).

Places in the same Parish