Grimscote

Grimscote
Grimscote
Grimscote is located in Northamptonshire
Grimscote
Grimscote
Location within Northamptonshire
Population241 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP6553
• London72 miles (116 km)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTowcester
Postcode districtNN12
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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52°10′37″N 1°02′51″W / 52.176811°N 1.047375°W / 52.176811; -1.047375

Grimscote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Cold Higham, in the West Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England. Grimscote is one of 4 settlements (Cold Higham, Fosters Booth (West) and Potcote) that make up Cold Higham parish.[2] According to the 2011 UK census, the population in Grimscote in 2011 was 241.[1] It is understood that the name Grimscote means "Grim's Cott", Grim being another name for Woden.[3]

Grimscote. Manor Road, heading east.
Grimscote. Manor Road, heading east.
  1. ^ a b South Northamptonshire Council (2010). South Northamptonshire Council Year Book 2010-2011. Towcester. p. 39.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Cold Higham Parish Council". coldhigham-pc.gov.uk. Cold Higham Parish Council. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ Gelling, Margaret (1988). Signposts To The Past: Place-Names and The History of England. Phillimore. p. 149. ISBN 0-85033-649-X.