Greetham

Other current and historical names

Gretham

Built-Up Area: Greetham
Parish/Community: Greetham
Unitary Authority: Melton
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°43'14"N 0°37'42"W
Eastings/Northings: 492743, 314542
OS Grid: SK927145
Mapcode Local: GBR DSG.HXQ
Mapcode Global: WHGLG.BW06

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

Greetham in historic gazetteers

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

Greetham, par. and vil., Rutland, 6 miles NE. of Oakham, 2800 ac., pop. 583; P.O.

Greetham in the Domesday Book

A village in Alstoe [North] hundred, in the county of Rutland.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Gytha of Hereford
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: 3 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £7 in 1066; £10 in 1086
- Households: 33 villagers; 4 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 8 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
- Meadow: 7 acres
- Woodland: 16 furlongs
- Mills: 1

British Place Names

Greetham, Melton

Greetham is a village in Melton

Greetham in historic gazetteers

Greetham in the Domesday Book