Grimley is a village and civil parish (grid reference SO8360) in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Worcester. It is known for the Norman Parish Church; St Bartholome, and nature reserve SSSI.
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 Wagon Wheel Inn | |
  Grimley Location within Worcestershire | |
| Population | 640 (2021) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode district | WR2 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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The villages of Sinton Green and Monkwood Green sit within Grimley Parish. The parish had a population of 640 in 2021.[1]
History
editThe place-name 'Grimley' is first attested in a Saxon charter of 851, where it appears as Grimanlea. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it appears as Grimanleh. The name means 'wood haunted by a ghost or spectre' (Old English grima).[2]
It once housed a monastery which was reputedly linked to Holt Castle via tunnels, and has been a site of refuge for thousands of years.
Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, Grimley Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Grimley". City population. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.205.
- ^ Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Nearby
editGrimley in fiction
editAlthough the film Brassed off is located in Grimley,[citation needed] the real band was located in Grimethorpe.
External links
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- "Grimley Gravel Pools". West Midland Bird Club. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.
- A walk around Grimley
- St. Bartholomew's Church
- List of Rectors, 1269-1988
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