Greasley
Greasley is a parish north west of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Although it is thought there was once a village called Greasley, there is no settlement of that name today.[1] The built up areas in the parish are Giltbrook, Moorgreen (often confused with Greasley), Newthorpe, Watnall and parts of Eastwood, Kimberley and Nuthall. There is also a small Hamlet known as Bog-End. In the 2001 UK Census the Parish had a total population of 10,467.[2]
Coordinates: 53°01′N 1°16′W / 53.02°N 1.27°W
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 Greasley
Greasley shown within Nottinghamshire |
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| District | Broxtowe |
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| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG16 |
| Dialling code | 0115 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Nottinghamshire | |
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[edit] History
Greasley (then Griseleia) is mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to William Peverel[3] and being worth ten shillings. The book includes reference to a church, a priest and woodland pasture.[4]
The remains of Greasley Castle, a medieval fortified manor house, have been incorporated into a range of farm buildings.[5]
[edit] Notable people
William Warburton Bishop of Gloucester was a churchman here. Mordecai Sherwin England and Notts cricketer was born here[6] in 1851.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ See the Lost Village of Greasley.
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
- ^ William was given a large number of manors in Nottinghamshire including Chilwell, Toton, Colwick and Kimberley.
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.771
- ^ "Greasley Castle". Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=315651. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ^ Cricket Archive
[edit] External links
Media related to Greasley at Wikimedia Commons
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