Grainthorpe

Other current and historical names

Germundtorp
Germundstorp

Built-Up Area: Grainthorpe
Parish/Community: Grainthorpe
District/Borough: East Lindsey
County: Lincolnshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°27'11"N 0°5'0"E
Eastings/Northings: 538453, 397167
OS Grid: TF384971
Mapcode Local: GBR YX0H.WW
Mapcode Global: WHJKL.8G1M

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Grainthorpe within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Grainthorpe in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Grainthorpe, par. and vil., N. Lincolnshire, 8 miles NE. of Louth, 4955 ac., pop. 712; P.O.

Grainthorpe in the Domesday Book

A village in Louthesk hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Households: 6 villagers; 13 freemen
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs
- Other resources: 6 salthouses
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esbiorn
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Durham
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Le Mans Saint-Calais (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Households: 6 villagers
- Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₄ men's ploughs
- Meadow: 50 acres
3rd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Percy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Percy
- Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
- Households: 3 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ³⁄₈ plough land)
- Meadow: 50 acres

British Place Names

Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire

Grainthorpe is a village in Lincolnshire

Grainthorpe in historic gazetteers

Grainthorpe in the Domesday Book