In the 13th and 14th centuries the Lords of the Manor were the Grenville family, from whom the village derived its suffix. Until the 19th century the parish extended to the River Severn, and included what is now the much larger village of Easter Compton.
In the 13th and 14th centuries, the Lords of the Manor were the Grenville family, who gave the village its suffix. Until the 19th century, the parish extended to the River Severn and included what is now the larger village of Easter Compton.