Grimley, Worcestershire
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.
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  Grimley Location within Worcestershire | |
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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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It is known for the Norman Parish Church; St Bartholomew. A la Carte Restaurant; Wagon Wheel. A 16th-century Inn; The Camp House Inn. Bevere Lock. Primary School. Grimley Gravel Pits (or -Pools), a gravel quarry and nature reserve SSSI.
The villages of Sinton Green and Monkwood Green sit within Grimley Parish.
History
The 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).[1]
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.[2]
References
- 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
Grimley in fiction
Although the film Brassed off is located in Grimley, the real band was located in Grimethorpe.
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- "Grimley Gravel Pools". West Midland Bird Club. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- A walk around Grimley
- St. Bartholomew's Church
- List of Rectors, 1269-1988