Grimpo Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Road junction at Grimpo - geograph.org.uk - 309939.jpg
Static Image Caption:Road junction at Grimpo
Coordinates:52.832°N -2.947°W
Official Name:Grimpo
Civil Parish:West Felton
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:North Shropshire
Post Town:OSWESTRY
Postcode District:SY11
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01691
Os Grid Reference:SJ362265

Grimpo is a small hamlet in Shropshire, England. Its unusual name was formerly written Grimpool, and is possibly based on an Old English personal name.[1] It developed as a settlement of squatter's cottages on the edge of unenclosed marshland.[1]

Grimpo is in the civil parish of West Felton, which lies a short distance to the west.

Notes and References

  1. Raven, M. A Guide to Shropshire, 2005, p.74