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.

Grice Hall & Grice Nook

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Grice 1771,1817 M
  • Richard de Gris 13 Goodall

Etymology

, Grice 1771, 1817 M, doubtless named fromthe family of Richard de Gris 13 Goodall ; although YW dial . grice ' steps, stairs ' is possible for the p.n. , it is unlikely to be the source of the surname Gris ( as Goodall suggests ) , since the ME  form of thatword is grese ( from OFr  grez , pl . of gré ' step ' ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site