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.

Marquis of Granby

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Easton

Historical Forms

  • Marquis of Granby 1846,1863,1877 White

Etymology

( P.H . ) ( lost ) , Marquis of Granby 1846, 1863, 1877 White ; one of a series of hostelries so named from the title of John Manners , Marquis of Granby ( 1721 to 1770 ) , a former heir of the Duke of Rutland , v. Lei 1132 and Cox 25 .