Grittleton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Grittleton
Historical Forms
- Grutelington(e) 940 BCS750 15th Fees 1242
- Grutelinton(e) 1236 FF
- Grutelyngton(e) 1289 Ass 1341 NI
- Grutelington(e) 1354 AddCh
- Grutlyngton 1327 Pat 1360 FF
- Grutlyngton alias Gritleton 1601 Recov
- Gretelintone 1086 DB
- Gretelinton 1186 P 1216 ClR 1268 Ass 1291 Tax
- Gretelington 1186,1197 P 1268 Ass 1269 FF
- Gretelintona 1189 GlastInq
- Gretelinctona 1235–61 GlastRl
- Gretylinton 1249 Ass
- Gretelingeton 1267 Abbr
- Gridelington 1241 FF
- Gritelington 1279 Ass
- Gritelyngton 1330 Ch
- Gritelinton 1300 Pap
- Grittelynton 1308 Cl
- Grittellyngton 1321 Pat 1327 SR
- Gritlington 1641 Sadler
- Gratelington 1316 FA
- Gritilton 1337 Pat
- Grittleton al. Grittlington 1687 Recov
- Gretleton t.Eliz WMxxi
Etymology
This is a difficult name. Ekwall (DEPN) suggests that the first element is either OE grēot -hlinc , 'gravel-hill,' or Grēotlingas , 'dwellers in a (lost) place called Grēotlēah .' A compound of grēot is possible in relation to the soil, but the assumption of a lost place-name is difficult and both suggestions are open to the objection that the great majority of the early forms point to a first element Gruteling -, Greteling -, rather than Grutling -, Gretling -.More probably we must look to an English personal name *Grytel , cognate with the Germanic personal name Grutilo . Cf. Schönfeld 114 and Naumann 41. Hence 'Grytel 's farm,' v. ingtun .