Grimley, Worcestershire  Grimley is a village and civil parish () in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England about north of Worcester. The place-name 'Grimley' is first attested in a Saxon charter of 851, where it appears as "Grimanlea". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it appears as "Grimanleh". The name means 'wood haunted by a ghost or spectre' (Old English "grima"). It is known for the Norman Parish Church; St Bartholomew. A la Carte Restaurant; Wagon Wheel. A 16th-century Inn; The Camp House Inn. Bevere Lock. Primary School. Grimley Gravel Pits (or -Pools), a gravel quarry and nature reserve SSSI. 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. The villages of Sinton Green and Monkwood Green sit within Grimley Parish. Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, Grimley Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union. Although the film Brassed off is located in Grimley, the real band was located in Grimethorpe.