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.

The Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halesowen

Historical Forms

  • Homgrang' 1291 Tax

Etymology

This is probably the Homgrang ' of 1291 Tax. The first element may be 'home' (v. ham ), the name being descriptive of the grange of Halesowen Abbey which lay at its doors. If so, it is a much earlier example of home in this sense than any hitherto noted.