Grimley is a village and

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() in the

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in the county of

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, England about 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

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of 1086 it appears as ''Grimanleh''. The name means 'wood haunted by a ghost or spectre' (

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''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 The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 76) (PLAA) known widely as the New Poor Law, was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the British Whig Party, Whig government of Charles ...

, Grimley Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.''Worcestershire Family History Guidebook'', Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.

References

Nearby

* Holt

Grimley in fiction

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

External links

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A walk around Grimley
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