Southport’s (and Formby's) Viking Pagan inheritance

The first real evidence of an early settlement in the Southport region is apparently found in the Domesday Book, (completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror) in which the area is termed "Otergimele".



The name is derived from "Oddrgrimir" meaning "the son of Grimm" and is also said to be linked to the Old Norse word "melr" meaning sandbank.



The name Grimm is highly significant as Grimm (or Grim, Grímnir or Grimr) is another name for the great Norse Father god, Odin. The name means...