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GREY FRIARS. 140 GRIMSARGH-WITH-BROCKHOLES. Down, val 70. The church was built at the close of the last century. Here are two Presbyterian meeting- houses and several day schools. Mount Stewart is the demesne of the Marquis of Londonderry. The parish takes its name from the remarkably fine ruins of an abbey founded in 1192 by the wife of John de Courcy. It is a Gothic structure, and contains a monument to its founder. It was given to the Hamiltons by James I., and destroyed by the O'Neils in 1641. Tumuli exist near the shores of Lough Strangford. GREY FRIARS, a par. in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. See EDINBURGH. GREY FRIAKS, a precinct in the city of Canterbury, co. Kent. GREYS FOREST, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirk Newton, W. div. of the ward of Glcndale, co. Northum- berland, 5 miles N.W. of Wooler. GREYSTEAD, or GRAYSTEAD, a par. in the N.W. div. of the ward of Tindale, co. Northumberland, 6 miles N.W. of Bellingham, its post town. It is situated on the river Tyne in the midst of a hilly district, and includes the tnshps. of Chirdon and Smalesmouth, with the hmlt. of Hott. A neat suspension bridge here crosses the North Tyne, which abounds with fish. Previous to 1 8 1 1 this parish formed part of the late extensive parish of Simonburn, which was then divided into six district parishes by Act of Parliament. Nearly the whole of the land is pasture, with a considerable tract of unproduc- tive moorland. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 150, in the patron, of the Governors of Greenwich Hospital. The church is a plain stone edifice. The register commences in 1818. The Presbyterians have a church and school. GREYSTOKE, a par. in Leath ward, co. Cumberland, 5 miles W. of Penrith, its post town and railway station on the Lancaster and Carlisle line. It is situated on the river Peterhill, and the Cockermouth and Penrith roads pass through it. The par. is extensive, and includes the tnshps. of Little Blencowe, Berrier-with-Munmh, Gill-with-Motherby, Button John, Hutton Roof, Hut- ton Soil, Johnby, Matterdale, Mungrisdale, Threlkeld, and Water-Millock, and several hmlts. A castle was built here in the 14th century by the Greystocks, from whom the place takes its name. The district is very- hilly, and abounds with coal, slate, and lime. There is a lead and silver mine. Markets and fairs were at one time held here. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Carlisle. The parish church is an ancient and commo- dious edifice built in the form of a cross, with tower and fine E. window of stained glass. It is dedicated to St. Andrew, and was formerly collegiate. In addition to the parish church, there are four district churches at Matterdale, Mungrisdale, Threlkeld, and Water-Millock, the livings of all -which are perpet. curs.* varying in val. from 80 to 100. Here are schools for both sexes, having an endowment of 90 per annum. Greystoke Castle is a seat of the Howards, situated in an extensive park abounding with deer, and the mansion has a pic- ture gallery containing portraits of Mary Queen of Scots, and others by the best masters. Henry Howard, Esq., is lord of the manor. In the vicinity is a Roman en- campment, and at Motherby a Druidical circle. GREYSTONES, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Eccleshall- Bierlow, West Riding co. York, 3 miles S.W. of Shef- field. GREYSTONES, a fishing vil. and coastguard station in the half bar. of Rathdown, co. Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Bray. It is a station on the Dublin and Wicklow railway. The village is situated near Greystones Head, and has a quay and breakwater. GREYTREE HUNDRED, one of the eleven hunds. of the co. of Hereford, situated in the S.E. part of the oo., and bounded on the N. by the hund. of Radlow, on the E. and S. by the co. of Gloucester, and on the W. by the river Wye and hund. of Wormelow. It has within its limits the pars, of Ashton-Ingham, Brampton- Abbots, Brockhampton, Dormington, Fownhope, Hope- Mansell, Howcaplc, Linton, Marcle Much, Mordiford, Putley, Ross, Seller's Hope, Upton Bishops, Walford, Weston, and Woolhope, with portions of Foy and Lee, comprising about 43,060 acres. GREYWELL. See GREWELL, co. Hants. GRIBTHORPE, a tnshp. in the par. of Bubwith, Holme Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Howden. The river Fooner flows through the township. Colonel Wyndham is lord of the manor. GRIEVESTEAD, a vil. in the tnshp. of Felkington, par. of Norham, hund. of Norhamshire, co. Northu berland, 5 miles S.W. of Berwick-on-Tweed. GKIFF, a hmlt. in the par. of Chelvers Coton, hu of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 2 miles S. of Nuneati The Coventry canal passes through it. The people employed in the coal-pits. Charles N. Newdegate, 7 is lord of the manor. GRIFF GRANGE, an cxt. par. place in the hund. i Wirksworth, co. Derby, in the vicinity of Wirksworth GRIFFYDAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Breedon-on-tt Hill, hund. of West Goscote, co. Leicester, 4 miles S.A of Castle Donnington. GRIMBLETHORPE, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Louth Eske, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 6 miles W. of Louth. It adjoins the par. of Gaytok-le- Wolds. GRIMES-DYKE and GRIMES-DITCH, the popu- lar names of ancient earthworks in various parts of Great Britain. It is applied to Antonino's wall in Scotland, to the embankment between Mongewell and Nuffield in Oxfordshire, and the bank from Groveley to Broadchalk in Wilts. It is the name also of part of the boundary between England and Scotland, near Langholme ; of Watling Street, near Stanmore ; of Ick- nield Street, near Luton ; and of a causeway over Lex- den Heath. GRIMESTHORPE, a vil. in the tnshp. of Brightside Bierlow, West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Shef- field. GRIMETHORPE, a hmlt. in the tnshp. of Brierley, West Riding co. York, 6 miles N.E. of Barnesley. GRIMLEY, a par. in the lower div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, co. Worcester, 4 miles E. of Martlcy, and 4 N. of Worcester, its post town and railway station. It is situated near the banks of the river Severn, which is here navigable. The village, which is considerable, extends along the Ludlow road to Worcester. Hops are grown in this neighbourhood, and brickmaking is carried on. There is a spring here whose waters possess medi- cinal properties. Hallow Park, once the seat of Earl Beauchamp, is situated here. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 280, and the vicarial for 170. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. with the cure, of Hallow and Christ's Chapel annexed, 541, in the patron, of the bishop. The church is a neat structure, dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The parochial charities, including 60 endowment to Hallow school, produce nearly 200 per annum. There is a National school, also schools at Grimley and Broad Heath. Thorngrove, where Lucien Bonaparte resided for some time, is the principal seat, and there are somo other good residences. GRIMMER, a tnshp. in the par. of Worthen, hund. of Chirbury, co. Salop, 1 mile S.E. of Worthen, and 9 N.W. of Church-Stretton. The Marquis of Bath is lord of the manor. GRIMOLDBY, a par. in the hund. of Louth Fske, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 4 miles E. of Louth, its post town, and 5 S.W. of Saltfleet. The Boston Great Grimsby branch of the Great Northern railv passes near the parish, the nearest station beinj,' :it Louth. It includes the hmlt. of Cold Harbour. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 114. The church is an ancient structure, dedicated to St. Edith. The charities produce about 8 per annum, and an allot - ment of land for the church. The Weslcyan, Free, and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel. There is a parochial school partly endowed. S. T. Scrope, Esq., is lord nf tbe manor. GRIMSARGH-WITH-BROCKHOLES, a tnshp. and