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.

Hygrove

Other OS name in the Parish of Minsterworth

Historical Forms

  • Heygrave 1334 Ipm
  • Highgrove 1777 M

Etymology

, Heygrave 1334 Ipm (p), Highgrove 1777 M , v. hēah ' high, lofty ' , grāf .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement