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Rh GREATLAW. 140 GREENHILL. Neimheidth. A battle took place here in 1329, when Lord Hodnet surrendered the island to the Barrys. GREATLAW, a vil. in the par. of Kirkhorle, ward of Tindale, co. Northumberland, 11 miles N.E. of Hex- ham. GREATWORTH, a par. in the hund. of Chipping- Warden, co. Northampton, 4 miles N.W. of Brackley, its post town, and 7 E. of Banbury. The village, which is small, is pleasantly situated in a well- wooded country, and most of the inhabitants are engaged in agriculture. The land is chiefly arable. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 291. The church, dedi- cated to St. Peter, ia a plain structure with square tower. The charities are derived from land, and produce nearly 24 per annum, 11 of which are for the repairs of the church, and the remainder for the poor. The Wesleyans have a chapel. There is a, National school, endowed with 32 per annum. William Pulsford, Esq., is lord of the manor. GREAT- YATE, a tnshp. in the par. of Croxden, hund. of Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 6 miles N. of Ut- toxeter. GREAVE, a limit, in the chplry. of Nether Thong, West Riding of co. York, 4 miles S. of Huddersfleld. GREBBY, a hmlt. in the par. of Scremby, hund. of Candleshoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.E. of Spilsby. Grebby Hall is the principal residence, and was formerly a seat of the Dymoke family. GREEN, a vil. in the chplry. of Bradfield, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.W. of Sheffield. GREEN, a hmlt. in the chplry. of Idle, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Bradford. GREENACRES-MOOR, a vil. in the tushp. of Old- ham, hund. of Salford, co. palatine Lancaster, in the vicinity of Oldham, and 7 miles N.E. of Manchester. GREENALGH-WITH-THISTLETON, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkham, himd. of Arnounderness, co. pala- tine Lancaster, 3 miles N.W. of Kirkham, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Poulton-le-Fyldo. The Preston and Fleetwood branch line of railway passes iu the vicinity. The tnshp. includes the hmlt. of Esprick. A castle belonging to the Stanleys once stood here, of which there are some remains. The people are employed in agriculture. The Independents have a chapel. GREEN ANNE, a hmlt. in the bar. of Ballinacor, -co. Wicklow, Ireland, 2 miles W. of Rathdrum, and situated on the river Avonbeg. GREEN BANK, a vil. in the tnshp. of Strickland Kettle, par. and ward of Kendal, co. Westmoreland, 3 miles W. of Kendal. GREENCASTLE, a vil. in the bar. of Mourne, co. Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland. It is situated on Car- lingford Bay, near an old castle of the De Burgos. Faii-s are held on the 12th January and 13th August. GREENCASTLE, in the par. of Fordoun, co. Kin- cardine, Scotland, 4 miles W. of Fordoun. Here are remains of a Roman fort 262 feet by 157. GREENCASTLE HARBOUR, in co. Donegal, Ire- land, 3 miles N.E. of Moville. It is a subport to Derry, with a coastguard station at the fort near Lough Foyle's mouth. In the vicinity is Greencastle House. GREENCROFT, a tnshp. in the par. of Lanchester, West div. of the ward of Chester, co. Durham, 9 miles N.W. of Durham, its post town, and 15 S.W. of Gates- head. The Tyne railway passes in the neighbourhood. Coals are obtained here. The Wesleyans have a chapel. Greencroft Hall and Little Greencroft Hall are the principal residences. GREENEND, a vil. in the par. of Old Monklaud, co. Lanark, Scotland, 5 miles E. of Glasgow. GREENEND, a hmlt. in the par. of Little Munden, hund. of Broadwater, co. Hertford, 5 miles N.W. of AVare. There are several other small places and private seats of this name in various parts of England. GREENFIELD, a vil. in the par. of Wolstanton, hund. of North Pirehill, co. Stafford, 1 mile N.W. of Burslem. The Grand Trunk canal passes in the neigh- bourhood. GREENFIELD, a lib. in the par. of Watlington, hund. of Pirton, co. Oxford, 3 miles S.E. of Watlington, and 7 N.W. of Henley-upon-Thamcs. GREENFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Holywell, co. Flint, North Wales, near Holywell. The people are mostly employed in the copper mines. GREENFIELD, a hmlt. in the par. of Aby, hund. of Calceworth, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N.W.' of Alford. A nunnery of the Cistercian order was founded here by Eudo de Greines, about the middle of the 12th century, of which there are still some remains, now converted into a farmhouse. At the Dissolution the revenues were returned at 79 15*. Id. This is a meet for the South Wold hounds. There are some -traces of an ancient burial-place. GREEN FORD, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Elthorne, co. Middlesex, 4 miles N.W. of Brentford, and 4J N. of Hounslow, its post town. The Hanwell station on the Great Western line of railway is 1^ mile S. of the village, and the river Brent and Paddingtou canal flow through the parish. The place is ancient, and formed part of the demesne belonging to West- minster Abbey. It now belongs to the Bishop gf London. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 600. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of London, val. 560, in the patron, of King's College, Cambridge. The church is an ancient structure of flint, dedicated to St. Anna, and contains several monu- .ments and brasses dating from the 15th century. There is a school for boys and girls, endowed with property producing about 200 per annum. GREENFORD, LITTLE. See PEEKIVALE, co. Mid- dlesex. GREENGAIRS, a vil. in the par. of NeV-Monkland, co. Lanark, Scotland, 5 miles E. of Glasgow. GREEN GROVE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Kirk- Burton, West Riding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of Hudders- field. GREENHALL, a tnshp.. in the par. of Llanfyllin, co. Montgomery, North Wales, in the vicinity of Llanfyllin.. GRBENHAM, a chplry. in the par. of Thatcham, hund. of Faircross, co. Berks, 1 mile S.E. of Newbury, its post town and railway station on the Hungerford branch of the Great Western railway. The river Kennet flows through the place. At Landleford was a cell to Reading Abbey, and the Knights Hospitallers possessed a preceptory and some estates. The village may bo regarded as an extension of the town of Newbury, and has a good trade. Boat-building is carried on, and many of the people are employed in hide-curing, and in the corn-mills. The living is a perpet. cur. annexed to that of Thatcham, in the dioc. of Oxford. The ohurch stands on a hill, and is a small edifice of ancient date, but was enlarged in 1825. The Baptists and Primitive Methodists have chapels, and there is a National school. The Craven hounds meet here. GREENHAM, a tythg. united with Laymoro, in the par. and hund. of Crewkerne, co. Somerset, 5 miles S.W. of the town of Crewkerne. GREENHAM, a tythg. in the par. of Ashbrittle, hund. of Milverton, co. Somerset, 2 miles N.W. of Ashbrittle, and 5 S.W. of Milverton. GREENHEAD a vil. in the par. of Haltwhistle, ward of Tindale, co. Northumberland, 3 miles N.W. of Haltwhistle, its post town. The Newcastle and Carlisle railway has a station here. There is a district church, the living of which is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Dur- ham, val. 24, in the gift of the vicar of the parish. GREENHILL, a tnshp. in the par. of Ellcsinere, hund. of Pimhill, co. Salop, 1J mile N.W. of Ellesmerc. It is united with Elson. GREENHILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Harrow-on-the- Hill, hund. of Gore, co. Middlesex, 1 mile N. of Harrow, and close to the railway station. GREENHILL, a vil. and one of the " Four Towns," in the par. of Lochmaben, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 6 miles N.E. of Dumfries. GREENHILL, an ext. par. lib. in the wap. of Cor- ringham, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles N. of Gainsborough.