Griff House

George Eliot and her family moved to the Griff House when she was just a few months old. Griff, a spacious two-story red brick farmhouse, was Eliot's childhood home from 1820-1841.

“Griff House.” Engraving. George Eliot’s Life: Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1885.

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Unknown, Griff House, Images of George Eliot's England, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/2806