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Gregwartha, vil., Wendron par., W. Cornwall, 3
miles NE. of Helston.

Gregynog, seat, 4 m. NW. of Newtown, Montgomery.

Greigston, seat, Cameron par., Fife, 3 m. E. of Ceres.

Greinord Bay, Ross-shire. See Gruinard Bay.

Greinton (or Grenton), par., W. Somerset, 6 miles
SW. of Glastonbury, 845 ac., pop. 133.

Gremista, seat, 2 miles NW. of Lerwick, Shetland.

Gremsa, island, Orkney, in Hoy Sound; has 2 light-
houses, with fixed lights (Hoy Sound) seen 16 and 12
miles. See
Graemsay.

Grcnagh, par., mid. co. Cork, 5 miles NW. of
Blarney, 13,556 ac., pop. 1892.

Grenagh House, seat, near Killarney, co. Kerry.

Grenan Castle, ruin, near Thomastown, co. Kilkenny.

Grenane House, in co. and 2 miles NE. of Tipperary.

Grench, township, Kent. See Grange.

Grendon. — par., S. Northamptonshire, 5¼ miles
SW. of Wellingborough, 3120
ac., pop. 542; P.O.—2.
Grendon, par., N. Warwickshire, on river Anker and
Coventry Canal, 2¼ miles NW. of Atherstone, 2360 ac.,
pop. 617; contains the seat of
Grendon Hall.

Grendon Bishop, par., E. Herefordshire, 4 miles
NW. of Bromyard, 1689 ac. (including Grendon Warren),
pop. 169;
P.O., called Grendon Green.

Grendon Underwood, par. and vil., in co. and 8
miles S. of Buckingham, 2536 ac., pop. 365;
P.O.

Grendon Warren, par., NE. Herefordshire, 3 m. W.
of Bromyard,1689 ac. (including Grendon Bishop), pop. 23.

Grennoch, Loch, Girthon par., Kirkcudbrightshire.

Grenoside, vil., Ecclesfield par., S. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, 4¼ miles NW. of Sheffield;
P.O.

Grenton, par., Somerset. See Greinton.

Gresford, township and vil. with ry. sta., Denbigh-
shire, and par., partly also in Flintshire—par., 13,427
ac., pop. 7013; township, 1031 ac., pop. 951; vil., 3
miles NE. of Wrexham ;
P.O., T.O.; in vicinity is the
seat of
Gresford Lodge.

Gresham, par., N. Norfolk, 5 miles SW. of Cromer,
1303 ac., pop. 381.

Greshornish, Loch, sea-loch, Duirinish par., Skye
island, at head of Loch Snizort; on W. shore
is
Greshornish House,
3 miles NW. of Edinbain.

Gresley, ry. sta., S. Derbyshire, 4¼ miles SE. of
Burton on Trent. See
Church Gresley.

Gress Honse, seat, at mouth of river Gress, Lewes
island, in par. and 9 miles NE. of Stornoway; in
vicinity is the famous Seal Cave ;
Gress, River, flows

7 miles SE. to Broad Bay, and has salmon and trout.

Gressenhali, par. and vil., W. Norfolk, 2¼ miles

NW. of Dereham, 2541 ac., pop. 841; P.O., called
Gressinghall; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of G. Honse.

Gressinghain, township, Lancaster par., in co. and

8 miles NE. of Lancaster, 2015 ac., pop. 152.

Gresty, hamlet, Wybunbury par., W. Cheshire, 4

miles SE. of Nantwich. See Shavington cum Gresty.

Greta.—stream, W. Cumberland; is formed by con-
fluence of the river Glendaramackin and St Johns Beck,
and flows 4 miles SW. to the Derwent at Keswick.—2.
Greta, river, Nortli-Riding Yorkshire ; rises on border
of Westmorland, and flows 15 miles NE. to the Tees 2¼
miles SE. of Barnard Castle.—3.
Greta, stream, N.
div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire ; rises to the N. of Ingleton,
and flows SE. to the Lune 1 mile SAY. of Tunstall.

Greta Bank, seat, on river Greta, W. Cumberland,
in vicinity of Keswick.

Greta Hall, mansion, at NW. end of Keswick, AV.
Cumberland, for some time the residence of Robert
Southey (1774-1843), the poet.

Greta Mills and Briery Cottages, hamlet, on river
Greta, W. Cumberland, 3 miles NE. of Keswick.

Gretabridge, hamlet, Brignall, Rokeby, and AYycliffe
pars., North-Riding Yorkshire, on river Greta, 3 miles
SE. of Barnard Castle ;
P.O.

Gretadale, valley of river Greta, N. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, between Ingleborough and Whernside Mts.

Gretford, par., Lincoln. See Greatford.

Gretna (or Graitncy), par. and vil. (ry. stations,
Gretna and Gretna Green), Dumfriesshire, on Solway
Firth — par., 7863 ac., pop. 1212; vil. (comprising
Gretna Green and Springfield), 9¼ miles NW. of Car-
lisle
; P.O., t.o.; Gretna Green was long famous for
its runaway marriages.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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