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GRITTENHAM. 150 GROVE. GRITTENIIAM, a tythg in the par. of Brinkworth, hund. of Malmesbury, co. Wilts, 3 miles N,W, of Woot- ton-Bassett. GRITTLETON, a par. in the hund. of Damerham, co. Wilts, 3 miles E. of Nettleton.-and 6 N.W. of Chip- penham, its post town. It is situated near the horders of Gloucestershire, on the old Roman road, Ackman Street, leading from Bath to Cirencester. The par. in- cludes the hmlt. of Foseot. The Gore and Houlton families formerly possessed the manor. The tithes were commuted for a rent-charge of 419. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 389. The church is an ancient edifice, dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities produce about 9 per annum. The Baptists have a chapel, which has an endowment of nearly 40 yearly. Fossil fish and other diluvial remains have been found. Sir John Neild, Bart., is lord of the manor, whose seat is Grittleton House. GRIZEDALE, a lordship in the tnshp. of Garsdale, West Riding co. York, 7 miles W. of Hawes. GROAY, a small island of the Western group, Scot- land, lying between Harris and North TJist, and forming part of the par. of Harris. GROBY, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Ratby, hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 5 miles N.W. of Leicester, its post town. It is situated in the vicinity of the large sheet of water known as Groby Pool, which is well stored with fish and surrounded by woods. The Leicester and Swannington railway passes through the neighbourhood. The village, which is still considerable, was once a market town. In the reign of Edward the Conqueror it was held by TJlfi ; and after the Conquest a castle was built hero by Hugh de Grantesmainel. Lady Jane Grey was born in the old mansion of Brad- gate Park, the ancient seat of the noble family of Grey, who inherited the estates through the Ferrars. Many of the people are employed in the stone and slate quar- ries, the former being extensively used for paving the London streets. The living is a cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 174. The church is a small modern edifice. This place gives the title of Baron Grey of Groby to the eldest son of tho Earl of Stamford and Warrington. GROGAN, a vil. in the bar. of Garrycastle, King's County, Ireland, 2 miles from Ballycumber. GRONANT, a tnshp. in the par. of -Llanasaph, co. Flint, 5 miles N.E. of Rhyddlan. GRONDRE, a hmlt. in the par. of Cilymaenllwyd, hund. of Dungleddy, co. Pembroke, South Wales, 3 miles N.E. of Narberth. GRONGAR HILL, in co. Cardigan, about 3 miles W. of Llandeilo-fawr. It is situated near the river Towy, and commands an extensive and varied prospect, the subject of Dyer's poem. On its summit are traces of a Roman camp 450 feet by 300, known as the eron gaer, or "round fort," and five 'circular trenches, supposed to be of British origin. GROOMBRIDGE, a chplry. in the par. of Speldhurst, hund. of Somerden, lathe of'Sutton-at-Hone, co. Kent, 3 miles S.W. of Tonbridge Wells, its post town, and 8 E. of East Grinstead. It is situated on the borders of Sussex, and was formerly a market town belonging to the Cobham family. It afterwards came to the Wallers, one of whom, Sir Richard, captured the Duke of Orleans at the battle of Agincourt, and kept him close prisoner hero. The living is a cur. annexed to the rect.* of Speld- hurst, in the dioc. of Canterbury. The church is a small edifice, dedicated to St. John. A very old tree is pointed out in the vicinity of the church, said to have been planted by an admirer of Cicely Nevill, Duchess of York, who subsequently became mother of Richard III. There is a National school for both sexes. Groombridge Place is a strongly-built mansion of the time of Henry V. ; it is surrounded by a moat, and has, in some of the apart- ments, curious antique oak carvings. Fairs are held on the 17th May and 25th September. GROOMSPORT, or GREGORY'S PORT, a post-office vil., fishing and coastguard station, in the par. of Bangor, bar. of Ards, co. Down, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Donaghadee. It has a harbour and small pie and is the spot where Schomberg landed in 1689. GROSMONT, a par. in the hund. of Skenfreth, Monmouth, 9 miles N.E. of Abergavenny, and 10 N.V of Monmouth. It is situated in the N.E. part of th county, close upon the borders of Herefordshire, at th foot of Graig Hill. The river Monnow flows throug the parish. Grosmont was formerly a market and cor- porate town, governed by a mayor and other municipal officers ; but for many years the market has declined, and the above offices only exist in name. Numerous remains of stone causeways intersect the adjoining meadows, supposed to indicate the site of former streets. The village is considerable, but consists chiefly of seat- 1 tered cottages, interspersed with a few substantial houses near the church. The great tithes belong to lay impro- priators. The living is a rect.* in the dioe. of Llandaff, val. 118, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an ancient edifice, built in the form of a cross, with a tower, and contains a tomb of one John of Kent, a local magician. The cha- ' rities, including a school endowment, produce about 45 per annum. Here are remains of an ancient castle, onco the seat of the powerful earls of Lancaster. The Duke of Beaufort takes the title of baron from this place. Fairs are held on the 4th April, 10th August, and 9th October, for the sale of cattle and live stock. GROSNEZ POINT, a headland on the N.W. coast of Jersey, Channel Islands, commanding a fine view of the . islands and the French coast. GROTON, a par. in the hund. of Baberg, co. Suffolk, 4J miles W. of Hadleigh, 6 E. of Sudbury, and 1 N.W. | of Boxford, ite post town. There are railway stations at ' both Hadleigh and Sudbury. This place was formerly the lordship of the abbots of Bury St. Edmund's, and at tho Dissolution was given to the Winthorp family. The village is considerable. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 449. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely. The church is an ancient structure, dedi- cated to St. Bartholomew. There are almshouses for four persons, with gardens attached, also a village school. GROTTON, a vil. in the hund. of North Totmonslow, co. Stafford, 3 miles W. of Leek. GROUVILLE, a par. in the island of Jersey, 3 miles E. of St. Helier. It is situated near Sandy Bay, and in- . eludes the hmlt. or chplry. of Gorey. The castle of Mount Orgeuil and the barracks are in this parish. The people, for the most part, are employed in the oyster fisher}'. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Win- chester, val. 120, in the patron, of the governor. The church is dedicated to St. Martin. There is a district church at Gorey, the living of which is a perpet. cur., I val. 40, in the gift of the rector. GROVE, a par. in the South Clay div. of the wap. of ' Bassetlaw, co. Nottingham, 3 miles S.E. of East Retford, where the Great Northern, and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railways have stations. There is no 1 village, only a few scattered houses. The greater por- 1 tion of the parish is embellished with thriving planta- tions, and laid out in park and woodland. The land is I extremely fertile, and the valleys comprise much luxu- j riant pasture. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lin- coln, val. 220. The church is an ancient Gothic edifice, dedicated to St. Helen. It contains tombs of the Herey family. Tho charities consist of an endowment of 10 yearly to Levinz's almshouses. There is a free school. In the vicinity are remains of a Roman camp. This is a meet for Mr. Lumbley's hounds. GROVE, a par. in the hund. of Cottosloe, co. Bucking- ham, 2 miles S. of Leighton-Buzzard, its post town, and railway station on the London and North- Western line, which passes through the parish, as does also the Grand Junction canal. There is no village, only a few farm- houses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 73. The church is a neat edifice. GROVE, a hmlt. and district par. in the hund. of Wantage, co. Berks, 1 mile N. of Wantage, its post town, and 7 miles W. of Harwell. The Wantage Road station, on the Great Western railway, is within a short