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.

Grayston Plain

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampsthwaite

Historical Forms

  • Grastanwro 1230 Ebor
  • Graystanwra 1347 Pat
  • Graystones 1613 Grainge 1667 PRHmp
  • Greystone Plain 1793 ib

Etymology

Grayston Plain, Grastanwro 1230 Ebor, Graystanwra 1347 Pat, Graystones 1613 Grainge 83, 1667 PRHmp, Greystone Plain 1793 ib.v. grǣg 1 'grey' (ON  grár), stān , plain 'an open tract of land'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site