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.

Grinsome Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Ince

Historical Forms

  • Grymsholme 1440 Rental
  • Grinsoms Farm 1831 Bry
  • Grinsome 1842 OS

Etymology

, Grymsholme 1440Rental , Grinsoms Farm 1831 Bry,Grinsome 1842 OS , ' Grímr's island or meadow ' , from the ON  pers.n.Grímr ( cf. Grīm ) and holmr .