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. It is known for the Norman Parish Church; St Bartholome, and nature reserve SSSI.

The villages of Sinton Green and Monkwood Green sit within Grimley Parish. The parish had a population of 640 in 2021.

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).

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.

References

Nearby

• Holt

Grimley in fiction

Although the film Brassed off is located in Grimley, the real band was located in Grimethorpe.

External links

• "Grimley Gravel Pools". West Midland Bird Club. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
• A walk around Grimley
• St. Bartholomew's Church
• List of Rectors, 1269-1988

1. Grimley
2. Samuel Baker
3. Louis Lucien Bonaparte
4. Holt Heath, Worcestershire
5. Lucien Bonaparte
6. Holt, Worcestershire
7. Upton-upon-Severn
8. Hallow, Worcestershire
9. List of places in Worcestershire
10. Malvern, Worcestershire
11. Oldwood, Worcestershire
12. List of places named after Odin
13. Lower Broadheath
14. Frederic Murray (priest)
15. Queen Anne's Walk
16. Tenbury Wells
17. Longdon, Worcestershire
18. Nicholas Hooper (1654–1731)
19. Abberley
20. Astley, Worcestershire