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Rh GREENHILL-LANE. GREENOGK. GREENHILL-LANE, a vil. and tnshp. in the par. of Alfreton, hund. of Scarsdale, co. Derby, 2 miles S.E. of Alfreton. In 1749, several hundreds of Roman coins were found buried here. GKEENHILLS, a vil. in the par. of Tallaght, bar. of TTppercross, co. Dublin, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.W. of Dublin. There are remains of earthworks, also of an old guard-house. There are several other small places of this name in various parts of Ireland. GREENHITHE, a hmlt. in the par. of Swanscombe, hund. of Axton, lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 3 miles N.E. of Dartford, its post town, and 4 N.W. of Gravesend. It is situated in a retired spot on the S. lank of the Thames, near Long Reach, and is a station on the North Kent line of railway. Hero is a landing pier lor steamboats, and a ferry. The coastguard service has a station in the village. Most of the inhabitants are engaged in agriculture, or in the burning of lime. There are also works for the preparation of Roman cement, and market gardening is carried on in the neighbourhood. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 250, in the patron, of Sydney Sussex College. The church is a modern structure, built in the Gothic style of architecture, and dedicated to St. Mary. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school. The prin- cipal residence is Ingress Abbey, built by the late Alder- man Hanner, with stone procured from old London Bridge. GKEENHOE (NORTH) HUNDRED, one of the 33 subdivisions of the co. of Norfolk, situated in the N. of the co., and bounded on the N. by the German Ocean, on the E. by the hund. ol Holt, on the S. by the hund. of Gallow, and on the V. by the hund. of Brother- cross. It includes the pars, of Barney, Binham, Cock- thorpe, Egmere, Field-Dai ling, Hindringham, Holkham, Houghton-in-the-Hole, Quarles, Great Snoring, Stiff- key, Great and Little Walsingham, All Saints, and St. Mary Warham, Wells-next-the-Sea, and Weighton, comprising about 32,000 acres. GREENHOE (SOUTH) HUNDRED, situated in the south-western part of the co. of Norfolk, and bounded on the N. by the hands, of Freebridgo Lynn, and Laun- ditch, on the E. by the hund. of Mitford, on the S. by the hund. of Grimshoe, and on the W. by the hund. of Clackclose. It includes the pars, of Bodney with Great Cussingham, East and West Bodenham, Caldecot, Cock- ley-Cley, Great and Little Cressingham, Didlington, Fouldon, Gooderstorfe, Hilborough, Holme-Hale with Necton, Houghton-on-the-IIill, Langford, Narburgh with Narford, Necton, Newton, Oxborough, North and South Fickenham, Southacre, Spoole, Swaffham, and a portion of Shingham, comprising about 63,850 acres. In this district are extensive sheep-walks. GREENHOLM, a hmlt. in the par. of Orton, East ward, co. Westmoreland, 2 miles S.W. of Orton. Here is an endowed free school. GREENHOLM, the name of several small islands in Scotland, one situated in the Shetland group, and two others in the Orkney Islands. These List lie about 2 miles to the S.W. of Eday. GREENHOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Ingleby Green- how, W. div. of the lib. of Langbaurgh, Nortli Riding CO. York, 5 miles S.E. of Stokesley. Lord de L'Isle and Dudley has a seat hero called Ingleby Manor. GREENHOW HILL, a vil. in the pars, of Bewerley and Burnsall, West Riding co. York. It is situated in tin' in ighbourhood of Pateley Bridge. i ; K N LAND, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Cowick, West !? co. York, 2 miles S.E. of Snaith. The Goole s through hero. GREENLAW, a par., post, and market town in the district of Merse, co. Berwick, Scotland, 22 miles W.S. W. k, and 38 from Edinburgh. The parish is 8 long, and its greatest breadth is 4 miles. It is bor- i by Lonpfornmcus, Polworth, Fogo, Eccles, Hume, n, and AVestruthcr. The surface in the N. con- ciat.s i-'.ii-ily of moorland, with extensive sheep-walks. trict has a fair soil, but its general contour is hilly. The Blackadder describes part of its western VOL. II. boundary, and one or two small streams traverse the interior, as also does the road from Edinburgh to Cold- stream This par. is in the presb. of Dunse, and synod of Merse and Teviotdale. The minister has a stipend of 255. The church is an old building, but has recently been repaired. There are Freo and United Presby- terian churches, also parochial and non-parochial schools. There were till recently the ruins of two old chapels in the parish, which, with the church, belonged to the abbey of Kelso previous to the Reformation. The proceeds of a gift made by Thomas Broomfield, in 1667, go towards the relief of the poor of the parish. Marchmont, the seat of the Campbells, is a short distance from the village, though not within the limits of the parish. Between the 12th and 14th centuries Greeulaw was the ancient seat of the earls of Duubar. The town of Greenlaw is situated on the river Blackadder. It is a burgh of barony under the Campbells of Marchmont, and is joined with Dunse as the county town. It consists chiefly of one principal street, with a market place, and contains the parish church, chapels, gaol, sherift's court, and handsome county hall, occupying the site of a pillar which formerly stood here. Here are also a branch bank, friendly society, subscription library, and bible society. Greenlaw was recognised as a village until 1690, when it was erected into thn county town by Act of Parliament. About 2 miles distant from the town are the remains of an encampment and trench. Wire coins of Edward III. have been found. Sir H. II. Camp- bell, Bart., is the principal landowner. Fail's for cattle are held on the 22nd May, and the last Thursday in October, also a statute fair. GREENLAW, a vil. and military station in the par. of Glencross, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 miles N. of Pennycuick. The mansion of Greenlaw was formerly the seat of Judge Philips, and afterwards converted into a military prison. GREENLEIGHTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Hart- burn, N.E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 8 miles S.W. of Rothbury. Limestone is obtained in great abundance. In this township is an oval camp surrounded by a fosse. GREENLOANING, a vil. in the par. of Dunblane, co. Perth, Scotland, 5 miles S.S.W. of Muthil. It is u station on the Scottish Central railway. The village contains an United Presbyterian church. Fairs are held in February, April, July, September, and October. GREENMILL, a vil. in the par. of Caerlaverock, co. Dumfries, Scotland, 5 miles S.E. of Dumfries. It is situated on the Locb,ar Water, and contains the parish church. GREENMOUNT, a. vil. in the par. of Kilsaran, bar. of Ardee, co. Louth, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Castlebellingham. Grecnmount House is the prin- cipal seat. In the neighbourhood is a Danish rath. There are also several private seats of this name in the cos. Antrim and Limerick. GREENOCK, a par., post and market town, in the lower ward of co. Renfrew, Scotland, 60 miles from Edinburgh. The parish lies along the S. bank of the Frith of Clyde, and is otherwise bounded by the pars, of Innerkip, Kilmalcolm, and Port-Glasgow. It is about 4 miles long, and includes the parliamentary borough of Greenock. The surface is hilly, the highest ground being 800 feet above sea level. The soil is ill adapted for agricultural purp oses. This parish, which was erected into a separate parish in 1636, gives name to a presb. in the synod of Glasgow and Ayr. It is divided into three sub-parishes, respectively named the West, or Old, the Middle, or New, and the East. The West division is in the patron, of Sir W. 11. S. Stewart, Bart. Its minister has a stipend of 718. The Middle was separated from the West in 1754, and is in the patron, of the town council ; the minister has a stipend of 275. Tho East division was separated from the old parish in 1800. It U also in the patron, of the town council. Its minister has a stipend of 250. Each parish has its church ; that of the West is an elegant structure erected in the town some twenty years ago in place of the old church, built i