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.

Grisedale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Crisdale 1291 Ipm
  • Gris(e)dal(e), Grys(e)dal(e) 1292 Ass2d 1309 Pat 1363,1375 Ipm 1823 M
  • Grissedale, Gryssedale 1377 Ipm 1425 Lanc
  • Greisdail 1578 Rent
  • Gresdale 1589 Lease

Etymology

Grisedale, Crisdale 1291 Ipm, Gris (e )dal (e ), Grys (e )dal (e )1292Ass 2d, 1309 Pat, 1363, 1375 Ipmet passim to 1823 M, Grissedale , Gryssedale 1377 Ipm, 1425 Lanc 472, Greisdail 1578Rent , Gresdale 1589Lease 23. 'Valley where young pigs were reared', v. gríss , dalr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name