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.

Gilton Brook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Droitwich

Historical Forms

  • Grytenbrook 1456 VCHiii.79
  • Giltonbrook 17th Nash 18th

Etymology

The first element is probably a lost OE  adj. gr ten , a derivative of greot or grot , meaning 'sandy, pebbly.'