Malta.
_Grindle._--What is the true meaning of this word, and are any other parts
of the kingdom called thus? The one I allude to is still called "The
Grindle," close adjoining the town of Bury St. Edmund's; and consists of an
encampment and earthworks, very similar to several mentioned before in "N.
& Q." under the articles "Grimsdyke" (Vol. iv., pp. 152. 331. 454.; Vol.
v., p. 43. &c.). A local guide to the town (Gillingwater, p. 5.) gives the
word _Grim_, a fortress=_Grinneal_, depths in the ground.
Can any reader of your valuable Notes give any further explanation of the
word, or of its origin at Bury?