Greasley

Greasley

Greasley is a village and parish north west of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Together with the town of Kimberley and the village of Giltbrook it has a population of around 6,500 people.

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=
latitude= 53.02
longitude=-1.27
official_name = Greasley
population =
shire_district=Broxtowe
shire_county= Nottinghamshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster=
post_town= NOTTINGHAM
postcode_district =NG16
postcode_area=NG
dial_code=0115
os_grid_reference=

History

Greasley (then "Griseleia") is mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to William PeverelWilliam was given a large number of manors in Nottinghamshire including Chilwell, Toton, Colwick and Kimberley.] and being worth ten shillings. The book includes reference to a church, a priest and woodland pasture."Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.771] .

Notable People

William Warburton Bishop of Gloucester was a churchman here.
Mordecai Sherwin England and Notts cricketer was born here [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1291.html Cricket Archive] ] in 1851.

ee also

*St. Mary's Church, Greasley

References


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