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(Hr) Gribb

Other OS name in the Parish of Thorncombe

Historical Forms

  • Grib 1689 DCMRent
  • Gribb 1811 OS
  • Grib Hill (Cl), Grib Ho, Grib Md & Grib Orchd 1841 TA

Etymology

, Grib 1689DCMRent , Gribb 1811 OS, Grib Hill (Cl ), Grib Ho , Grib Md & Grib Orchd 1841TA , perhaps a reduced form of gribbele ' crab-tree ' ( v. Barnes 67 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement