Greasley

Other current and historical names

Griselea

Parish/Community: Greasley
District/Borough: Broxtowe
County: Nottinghamshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Hamlet

Latitude/Longitude: 53°1'12"N 1°16'12"W
Eastings/Northings: 449053, 347210
OS Grid: SK490472
Mapcode Local: GBR 7F9.PP9
Mapcode Global: WHDGJ.GCC4

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Greasley within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Greasley in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Greasley, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Newthorpe and Greasley), in co. and 7 miles NW. of Nottingham, 7220 ac., pop. 8867; has remains of Greasley Castle.

Greasley in the Domesday Book

A village in Broxtowe hundred, in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfsi
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Peverel
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (1 plough land)
- Woodland: 9 furlongs
- Churches: 1
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfsi
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aelric of Greasley (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld

British Place Names

Greasley, Nottinghamshire

Greasley is a hamlet in Nottinghamshire

Greasley in historic gazetteers

Greasley in the Domesday Book