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Rh GRIMSAY. 147 GRIMSTON. chaplry. in the par. of Preston, bund, of Amounderness co. palatine Lancaster, 4 miles N.E. of Preston, its post town. It is situated in the vicinity of the river Kibble, which is here crossed by a wooden bridge. The Preston and Longridge railway has a station here. The village is small. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc of Manchester, val. 77, in the patron, of the vicar. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a plain structure with fine E. window of stained glass. It has been much beautified and enlarged. The charities are about 4 per annum. There is a public school, partly endowed. Grimsargh Hall and Red Scar are the principal resi- dences. William A. Cross, Esq., is lord of the manor. GRIMSAY, one of the Inverness islands, coast o: Scotland. It is within the par. of North TJist, and is about 3 miles long. It is situated in Loch Ruaval, be- tween North Uist and Benbecula, and contains between 200 and 300 inhabitants. GRIMSBURY, a hmlt. in the par. of Banbury, hund. of Kings-Sutton, co. Northampton, 1 mile N.E. of Ban- bury. It is situate on the borders of Oxfordshire, close to the Oxford canal. GRIMSBY, GREAT, a par., market town, bonding port, municipal and parliamentary borough, in the hund. of Bradley Haverstoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 14 miles N.W. of Louth, 30 N.E. of Lincoln, and 163 from London. It is situated at the mouth of the river Humber, opposite Spurn Head. The town lies about 7 miles W. from the coast of the German Ocean. The Great Northern and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire lines of railway have branches terminating here, through which there is communication with all parts of the country. Grimsby is an old town, though historically of no par- ticular note. Tradition ascribes its foundation to a Danish fisherman of the name of Grim. It has long been a con- siderable port. In the reign of Edward III. the merchants fitted and sent out ten ships to assist at the siege of Calais. In the l'2th century a nunnery of the Benedictine order was founded, and early in the 14th a monastery of Grey Friars. Its municipal government is vested in a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors. From the reign of Edward I. till the passing of the Reform Bill it returned two members to parliament, when it was reduced to one, and the franchise of the borough extended. The impor- tance of Grimsby as a commercial town has been of rapid growth. There are now extensive docks covering an area of about 140 acres, with accommodation for vessels of large size. There is constant steam communication between this and the ports of France, Holland, &c. Near the docks is the custom-house. The town contains a to wnhall, in which petty sessions are held ; also a police office for the county in Victoria-street South, and stations for the borough and county police. There is a mechanics' institute, Odd Fellows' hall, several societies for provident purposes and for mutual improvement, a savings-bank, two commer- cial banks, and extensive gas-works. The modern part of the town contains many good business establishments, as well as private dwellings of a superior class. The streets are well paved and lighted, and there is a good water supply. It is a polling place for the county elec- tions, a coastguard station, head of a new County Court district, and of a deanery in the archdeac. and dioc. of Lincoln. A large number of people arc engaged in the various departments connected with the shipping trade, others in the saw-mills, tanneries, rope-walks, iron and brass foundries, &c. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 532. The church is a stone structure of ancient date, with lofty tower containing a ju-al of eight bells. t is dedicated to St. James, and con- tains a cross, font, and some old monuments. There is also a chapel-of-ease. The parochial charities, including the endowment of tho free grammar school, produce about '.' Inn per annum. There are National, Roman Catholic, V> >lf;yan, and infant schools for boys and girls. There are i-haj.rls belonging to tho Independents, Baptists, V-ii v :<!, ., and Primitive Methodists, and a cemetery, with chapels for both churchmen and dissenters. Grimsby was the birthplace of Archbishop Whitgift and Bishop I'ntln ihy. Till near the close of the last century tho cucking-stool was used here. Friday is the market day for corn, cattle, &c. ; and a general provision market in held on Saturday evening. Fairs were formerly held on the 6th June and 15th September, but have for some time been discontinued. GRIMSBY PARVA, a par. in the wap. of Ludborough, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 3 miles N. of Louth rail- way station, and 12 S. of Great Grimsby, its post town. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 106. The church is a small plain structure, dedicated to St. Edith. Here are monuments of the Nelthorpe family. Little Grimsby Hall is the principal residence. Lord Frederick Beau- clerk is lord of the manor. GRIMSBY, or GRINZEY ISLANDS, off the coast of Cornwall. They are distinguished as New and Old Grimsby, and form part of the Scilly group, lying between Bryer and Trescow. GRIMSCOTE, a hmlt. in the par. of Cold Higliam, co. Northampton, 4 miles N.W. of Towcester. GRIMSHAY, one of the Western Islands, Scotland, lying between North TJist and Benbeeula. It is about 3 miles in length by 2 broad at its extreme points. GRIMSHOE HUNDRED, one of tho 33 hunds. of the co. Norfolk, situated on the borders of Cambridge. It is bounded on the N. by the hund. of South Greenhoe, on the E. by the hund. of Wayland, on the S. by the co. Suffolk, and on the W. by the river Brandon, or Little Ouse, and the hund. of Clackclose. It includes the borough of Thetford and the pars, of Buckenham, Colveston, Cranwick, Croxton, Feltwell, Hockwold, Ig- borough with Lynford, Methwold, Mundford, North- wold, Santon House, Stanford, Sturston, West Toft, and Weeting, comprising nearly 70,000 acres, a large portion of which is heath and warren. GRIMSTEAD, EAST, a chplry. in the par. of West Dean, hund. of Alderbury, co. Wilts, 1 mile N. E. of West Grimstead, and 9 miles N.W. of Romsey, its post town. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect. of West Dean, in the dioc. of Sarum. Trinity Chapel is a modern structure of the later English style of architecture, with good E window of stained glass, representing the Cru- cifixion. There is an infant school in tho village. GRIMSTEAD, WEST, a par. in the hund. of Alder- bury, co. Wilts, 4 miles S.E. of Salisbury, its post town, and 10 N.W. of Romsey. The Salisbury branch of the London and South- Western railway has a station at West Dean, about 3 miles E. of this village. The sur- face is undulating, and a considerable part covered with coppice-wood. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 260. The living is a rect. with the cur. of Plaitford annexed. The church is a small and old structure of flint, with quoins of freestone. The register commences in 1717. The Wesleyans have a place of worship and a day school. There is also a parochial school. Tho charities produce about 12 per annum. GRIMSTHORPE, a hmlt. in the par. of Edenham, wap. of Beltisloe, parts of Kesteven, oo. Lincoln, 1 mile W. of Edenham, and 3 miles N.W. of Bourn. Grims- ft was originally built by the Brandons, in the reign of Eenry VIII. Here are the remains of an abbey called Vallis Dei. GRIMSTON, a tnshp. in tho par. of Dunnington, wap. of Ouse and Derwent, East Riding co. York, 3 miles E. of York. GRIMSTON, a hmlt, in the par. of Garton, wap. of Holderness, East Riding co. York, 7 miles N.E. of Hodon. it is situated on the coast of the German Ocean, in the vicinity of Grimston Garth. The place derives its name rom the Grimston family, who have had possession from he time of the Norman conquest. Colonel Charles irimston is lord of tho manor, whose seat is Grimston Hall, near the sea side. GRIMSTON, a tnshp. in tho par. of Kirby Wharfe, ippor div. of tho wap. of Barkstono Ash, West Riding BO. York, 1 mile S. of Tadcaster, its post town. Tho Id London and York road passes through the township.
 * horpe Castle is the seat of Lord Willoughby d'Eresby.