Grimes Dike
Early-attested site in the Parish of Barwick in Elmet
Historical Forms
- Grymisdyk 1257–85 YDii
- Grymesdich' 1292 MinAcct
- Grimsedike 1631 PRBrw
Etymology
Grimes Dike, Grymisdyk 1257–85 YD ii, Grymesdich '1292MinAcct 26, Grimsedike 1631 PRBrw, 'a large pond…call'd Grimesdike ' 1768 LdsM. 'Embankment of Grīm', v. dīc . The first el. is either the common ON pers.n. Grímr or OE Grīm, probably (as in ON ) a byname of the heathen god Wōden ; the name is parallel to that of Grim's Ditch W, Grim's Dyke O, which are earthworks; v. Introd.The ditch here seems now to refer to a small stream which flows into Cock Beck, and the only earthwork is a small embankment which appears to have once dammed the stream.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Barnbow
- Black Fen Plant
- Castle Dike
- Copple Syke Spring
- Kiddal Hall
- Lazencroft
- Monk Hay Stile
- Potterton
- Scholes
- Shaw
- Shippen Ho
- Stank Ho, Stanks
- Stockheld Grange
- Morwick Fm
- Speightley
- Thurstonshaw
- Wendel Hill
- Winn Moor
- Woodhouse Fm
- Brackenley
- Woodhall Carr
Other OS name
- Bramley Grange
- Ings Plant
- Kiddal Lane End
- The Lake
- Laverack
- Limekiln Hill
- Long Lane, Longlane Beck
- Low Laith
- Mangrill Lane
- Manor Garth
- Miry Lane
- Morgan Cross
- Morwick Hall
- Pen Well
- Potterton Bridge & Potterton Moor
- Rake Beck
- Rake Hill
- Red House Fm
- Redwood Ho
- The Ridge
- Scholes Park
- Skelton's Lane
- Spikeland Nook
- Springfield Ho
- The Springs
- Stocking(lost)
- Syke Ho
- Taylor Lane
- White Laith
- Winnmoor Nook
- Angram
- Arthursdale
- Ass Bridge
- Bank Cottage
- Barnbow Carr
- Barnbow Hall
- Barnbow Springs & Barnbow Wood
- Bog Lane
- Bradbury Grange
- Brown Moor
- Carr Beck, Carr Head
- Cathills Plant
- Crawshaw Wood
- Dales Well
- Danebury Lodge
- Dark Lane
- Doles Quarry
- Ellis Lane
- Flats Lane
- Green Lane
- Hall Tower Hill
- Highfield Ho
- Hill Top
- Privet Plant
- Whittle Carr
- Fox Wood Fm
- Willow Garth
- Arthur's Rein
- Asket Hill
- Braim Wood
- Castle (Wood)
- Cobble Hall
- Dibb Lane
- East Field
- Eller Close
- Elmet Hall
- Fearnville
- The Gorge
- The Grange
- Great Heads Beck & Great Heads Wood
- Hollin Hill
- Lady Well Ho
- Lady Wood
- North Hill
- Oak Wood
- Park Fm & Park Lane
- Ram Wood
- Roundhay Lodge (now Elmet Hall)
- Roundhay Park
- Spring Wood
- Woodlands
- Wyke Beck
- White Bridge