Grimston
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkby Wharfe
Historical Forms
- Grimestun, Grymestun, Grymeston(a) 1086 DB 1154 RegAlbiii,64 1174–9 Ch 1327 YCh359 1175 Ass 1259 KF a.1266 Percy 1271 RH 1276 PT 1379
- Grymeston(a) juxta Tadcastre 1415 Fabr
- Grimiston 1218 FF
- Grimston, Grymston 1225 Percy 1303 KF 1328 Banco 1392 Works 1590 FF
- Grymston on Querf 1339 FF
- Grymmyston iuxta Tadecastre 1326 Ass5d
- Grymmeston 1339 FF
Etymology
'Grím's farm-stead', from the ON pers.n. Grímr , tūn. It is on the R. Wharfe and adjoins Tadcaster township (76infra ).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Bar Plant
- Batter Ness
- Broadrow Plant
- Cock Bridge & Cock Mouth
- Dalton Wood
- Grimston Park
- Grimston Hills
- Hackenby Dike
- Limekiln Wood
- Mill Lane
- Seavy Carr Wood
- Tasker (Wood)
- Lower Wood & Upper Wood
- Brecks Plant
- Brook Plant
- Coldwell Head Plant
- Corking Hill
- The Croft
- Crow Wood
- Dish Hole Plant
- Dollyhill Dike
- Kirkby Grange & Kirkby Ings
- Ladyflats Belt
- New Bridge
- North Ing
- North Milford Grange
- North Milford Hall
- Paddock Houses
- Raw Lane
- Rush Pit Spring