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.

Nor Grove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shipton under Wychwood

Historical Forms

  • Norgrove 1551–2 Survey
  • Norgrove Coppice 1608–9 Survey

Etymology

Nor Grove (6″) is Norgrove 1551–2Survey , Norgrove Coppice 1608–9Survey . Probably 'north grove': it is north of Langley.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement