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Survey of English Place-Names

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Grindleton Eaves

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Mitton

Historical Forms

  • Grindleton Eves 1579 WillY
  • Grindelton Eaves 1599 PRBlt

Etymology

Grindleton Eaves (lost), Grindleton Eves 1579 WillY, Grindelton Eaves 1599 PRBlt. v. efes 'edge of a wood', here no doubt, as in Bashall Eaves 192supra , the border of Bowland Forest.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site