Greasley
Greasley is a civil 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 as it was destroyed by the Earl of Rutland so he could have a better view.[1] The built up areas in the parish are Beauvale,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] increasing to 11,014 at the 2011 Census. [3]
Coordinates: 53°01′N 1°16′W / 53.02°N 1.27°W
History
Greasley (then Griseleia) is mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to William Peverel[4] and being worth ten shillings. The book includes reference to a church, a priest and woodland pasture.[5]
The remains of Greasley Castle, a medieval fortified manor house, have been incorporated into a range of farm buildings.[6]
Notable people
William Warburton Bishop of Gloucester was a churchman here. Mordecai Sherwin England and Notts cricketer was born here[7] in 1851.
See also
References
- ↑ See the Lost Village of Greasley.
- ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ↑ Cricket Archive
External links
Media related to Greasley at Wikimedia Commons
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