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Rh GRIMSTONE. 148 GRINGLEY. The place contains the seats of Lord Londesborough and Lord Howden. That of the latter, Grimston Park, is of great beauty. It is surrounded by a park of 300 acres, and contains a good collection of armour and weapons of Eastern warfare, also busts of the Roman emperors and other sculpture. GRIMSTONE, a par. in the hund. of East Goscotc, co. Leicester, 5 miles N.W. of Melton Mowbray, its post town. It is situated on the Wolds, and the high grounds command extensive views over the vale of the Wreke, Charnwood Forest, and Leicester. The Kirby station on the Midland railway is 4 miles S. of the village. About one-third of the land is arable, and the remainder pasture. The prevailing timber is ash and oak. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1765. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 43, in the patron, of the Vicar of Rothley. The church is an ancient edifice dedicated to St. John. The charities produce about 13 per annum, including 3 for the school. The Wesleyans have a chapel. The Earl of Aylesford is lord of the manor. GRIMSTONE, a hmlt. in the par. of Stratton, hund. of St. George, co. Dorset, 4 miles N.W. of Dorchester. The Great Western railway has a station here. GRIMSTONE, a par. in the hund. of Freebridge Lynn, co. Norfolk, 7 miles N.E. of Lynn, its post town. The Winch station on the Lynn and Dereham branch of the Great Eastern railway is 4 miles S. of the village. Bricks and tiles are made here. The village is considerable, and contains a good library and reading room. The greater part of the land is arable, but there is an extensive common of 450 acres appropriated to the use of the landed proprietors, and a warren of above 100 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Nor- wich, val. 700, in the patron, of Queen's College, Cambridge. The church is a handsome structure, with a square tower and E. window of stained glass, being a representation of-St. Paul at the judgment seat of Felix. It is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The charitable endowments, including 147 to Palman's free school, produce about 194 per annum. There is also a tract of peat set apart for providing the poor with turf. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have chapels. There are free schools for boys and girls, and an infant school. GRIMSTONE, a tnshp. in the par. of Gilling, wap. of Ryedale, North Riding co. York, 6 miles S. of Helmsley. The railway at Gilling is 1 mile N. of the village. There is a small charity of 1 per annum. William Gurforth, Esq., is lord of the manor. GRIMSTON, NORTH, a par. in the wap. of Buck- rose, North Riding co. York, 4 miles S.E. of New Mai- ton, its post town. It is situated in the vicinity of the Wolds, and is a station on the Malton and Driffield branch of the North-Eastern railway. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The tithes were com- muted for land and a money payment under an En- closure Act in 1792. The living is a vic. in the dioc. of York, val. 160, in the patron, of the Archbishop of York. The church is an ancient stone structure dedi- cated to St. Nicholas ; it has a largo stone font, carved from scriptural subjects. The arches are adorned with Norman carvings. There are charities of about 3 yearly value. Lord Middleton is lord of the manor GRIMSWORTH HUNDRED, one of the 11 sub- divisions of Herefordshire, situated in the central part of the co., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of Wolphy, on the E. by the hund. of Radlow, on the S. by the hund. of Wormelow, and on the W. by the hund. of Huntingdon. It contains within its boundary the city of Hereford, and the pars, of Bishopstone, Breinton, Bridge-Sellers, Brinsop, Brobury, BurghiU, Byford, Canon Pyon, Credenhill, Dinmore, Holmer, Ken- chester, Mansell-Gamage, Mansell Lacey, Monnington, Moreton, Norton-Canon, Pipe, Staunton, Stretton-Sug- was, Wellington, Wormslev, and Yazor, comprising about 40,700 acres. GRIMTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Great Given- dale, Wilton Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill East Eiding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Pocklington. GRINDALL, a chplry. in the par. of Bridlington, wap. of Dickering, East Riding co. York, 3 miles N.V. of Bridlington, its post town, and 6 W. of Flamborough. The village is small, and extends along the road from Bridlington to Malton. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 81. The church is a small plain building, rebuilt in 1834. Some remains of Roman tcsse- lated pavement were found here in 1839. Y. Llnycl, Esq., is lord of the manor. GRINDLE, a vil. in the hund. of Brimstree, co. Salop, 4 miles S. of Shiffnal. GRINDLE, a hmlt: in the par. of Colyton-Rawlcigh, co. Devon, 3 miles W. of Sidmouth. GRINDLETON, a chplry. in the par. of Mitton, W. div. of the wap. of Staincliff, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Clitheroe, its post town, and 14 S. of Settle. The river Ribble flows through the neighbour- hood. The land is chiefly pasture. The village is considerable, and part of the inhabitants are engaged in weaving. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 100, in the patron, of the Vicar of Mitton. The church is an ancient stone edifice with low tower. The register commences in 1744. There are charities producing about 30 yearly, of which 6 are a school en- dowment. There are also eight almshouses for widows, and a National school for boys and girls. GRINDLEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Malpas, higher div. of the hund. of Broxton, co. Chester, 5 miles S.E. of Malpas. It is united with Tushingham. GRINDLEY, a tnshp. in the par! of Stowe, co. Staf- ford, 4 miles S.W. of Uttoxeter. GRINDLEY BROOK, a hmlt. in the par. of Whit- church, hund. of North Bradford, co. Salop, half a mileN. of Whitchurch, of which it is a suburb, and where the National schools for the parish are situated. The Shrop- shire canal passes in the vicinity. GRINDLOW, a tnshp. in the par. of Hope, hund. of High Peak, co. Derby, 2 miles N.E. of Tideswell. GRINDON, a par. in the N. div. of the hund. of Tot- monslow, co. Stafford, 7 miles S.E. of Leek, its post town, and 8 N.W. of Ashborne. It is situated between the rivers Manifold and Hamps, and includes the hmlts. of Deepdale, Ford, Hillsdale, and Martinslow. The land is arable and pasture, with a small tract of common. Limestone is quarried. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 372. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 314. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient edifice with tower and spire, the latter of an octagon form. There is a good rectory house, built in 1834. The parochial charities consist of 28 annually to the free school founded in 1724, and about 16, arising chiefly from land, for the benefit of the poor. There is a National school in union with the free school. GRINDON, a par. in the N.E. div. of the ward of Stockton, co. palatine Durham, 5 miles N.W. of Stockton- upon-Tees, its post town. The par. consists of the tnshps. of Grindon, Thorpe Thowles, and Whitton. The Stockton and Durham railway passes within half a mile of the village, which is small, and chiefly agricul- tural. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Durham, val. 131. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is a modern structure standing about a mile from the village. The charities produce about 3 per annum. The register commences in 15C6. There is a school, mainly supported by the Marchioness of Londonderry, who is lady of the manor, and whose seat is Wyn- yard Park, with a demesne of between 2,000 and 3,000 acres. GRINDON, a tnshp. in tho par. of Norham, hund. of Norhamshire, co. Northumberland (it formerly was in- cluded in co. Durham), 7 miles S.W. of Berwick-on- Tweed. The railway station at Norham is 2 miles from the village. A battle was fought here in 1558, in which the Scots were defeated by the Percys; four upright stones mark the spot where the chieftains who fell in the battle were buried. GRINGLEY, and GRINGLEY LITTLE, hmlts. in the par. of Clareborough, North Clay div. of the hund.