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.

Gravetye Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Hoathly

Historical Forms

  • Grauetye 1279 Ass 1327,1332 SR
  • Graueytie 1279 Ass
  • Gravety al. Moate House 1613 SRS14,21

Etymology

Gravetye Manor is Grauetye 1279Ass (p), 1327, 1332 SR (p), Graueytie 1279Ass (p), Gravety al. Moate House 1613 SRS 14, 21, v. grafa , teag . The name probably denotes an enclosure in or by a grove or copse.