Grimston | |
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Location within
North Yorkshire | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Grimston is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dunnington, in the York district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is 3 miles east of York city centre. Until 1974 it was in the East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 1996 it was in Selby district. In 1931 the parish had a population of 66. [1]
The name "Grimston" means 'Grimr's farm/settlement'. [2] Grimston was recorded in the Domesday Book as Grimeston/Grimestone. [3] Grimston was formerly a township in the parish of Dunnington, [4] in 1866 Grimston became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Dunnington. [5]
Grimston is a possible shrunken medieval village. It may have had a moat and church but heavy ploughing around the present settlement has destroyed the earthwork evidence. [6] A Chapel garth was mentioned in 1606 though there is no conformation of a chapel being at Grimston in the Middle Ages. [7]