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.

Grimeshaws

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Ouseburn

Historical Forms

  • Grymhowe als. Grymston Feyldes 1543 MinAcct
  • Grimeshaw 1846 TA

Etymology

Grimeshaws, Grymhowe als. Grymston Feyldes 1543MinAcct , Grimeshaw 1846TA . Probably 'goblin hill and copse', v. grīma 2 , haugr , sceaga ; Grymston is probably erratic.