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.

Grimwith

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burnsall

Historical Forms

  • Grymwith house 1540 MinAcct
  • Grymboth 1566 PRBrn
  • Grimwith 1653 ib
  • Grimwith als. Grimouth 1602,1610 FF
  • Grimath 1806 PRBrn

Etymology

Grimwith, [ˈgrimiþ], Grymwith house 1540MinAcct , Grymboth 1566 PRBrn, Grimwith 1653 ib, Grimwith als. Grimouth 1602, 1610 FF, Grimath 1806 PRBrn. 'Goblin wood', v. grīma 2 , viðr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name