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Gretton.—hamlet, in par. and 2 miles NW. of Winchcomb, E. Gloucestershire. — 2. Gretton, par. and vil.,N. Northamptonshire, 10 miles S. of Oakham, 4450 ac., pop. 835; P.O.—3. Gretton, hamlet, Acton Scott, Cardington, and Rushbury pars., S. Shropshire, 4 miles NE. of Church Stretton.
Greve au Lancon, bay at NW. extremity of Jersey, Channel Isl., between Cape Grosnez and Plemont Point.
Greve dAzette, cove in E. part of St Aubyns Bay, S. coast of Jersey, Channel Islands.
Greve de Lecq, bay, on NW. side of Jersey. Channel Islands, 14 mile SE. of Plemont Point.
Greve de la Yille, beach, on NE. coast of Sark, Channel Islands ; has a group of caverns at S. extremity.
Grewelthorpe, township and vil., Kirkby Malzeard par., E. div. West-Biding Yorkshire, 7 miles SW. of Wath ry. sta., 4521 ac., pop. 516 ; P.O.
Grewsley, vil., Hillingdon par., Middlesex, 1 mile SE. of Uxbridge.
Grey Abbey, par. and vil., NE. co. Down, on E. side of Lough Strangford, 7 miles SE. of Newtonards—par., 7689 ac., pop. 2326; vil., pop. 679; P.O., T.o. Market- day, Saturday; has the ruins of an abbey (1193).
Grey Knots, summit, at Great Gable Mountain, Cumberland.
Grey Mans Fath, a cut in the cliffs at Fair Head, co. Antrim.
Grey Marcs Tail, small waterfall, 1 mile W. of Llanrwst, Denbighshire.
Grey Mares Tail. — celebrated waterfall, nearly 200 ft. in leap, on Tail Burn, in NE. of Moffat par., N. Dumfriesshire; Tail Burn flows 14 mile SE. from Loch Skeen to Moffat Water 10 miles NE. of Moffat.—2. Grey Mares Tail, waterfall, 100 ft. in leap, onCrichope Burn, Closeburn par., Dumfriesshire.
Grey Tor, rocky eminence in Dartmoor, S. Devon.
Grey Towers, seat, North-Riding Yorkshire; post- town, Northallerton.
Grey Wethers, 2 stone circles, 1 mile from Chagford, E. Devon.
Greyfrlar, mountain, on N. border of N. Lanca- shire, on E. side of Duddon Yale.
Greyfriars, Old and New, 2 pars, embraced within the City par., Edinburgh, pop. 2371 and 3037; in the Greyfriars Burying-Ground the Solemn League and Covenant was signed March 1638.
Greyhope Bay, NE. Kincardineshire, between Girdle Ness and mouth of river Dee.
Greys, par., Oxfordshire. See Rotherfield Greys.
Greys Court, seat, 24 miles NW. of Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire.
Greys Forest, township, Kirk Newton par., N. Northumb., 6 miles NW. of Wooler, 6585 ac., pop. 42.
Greys Mill and Greys Lane, 2 places, Rotherfield Greys par., Oxfordshire.
Greyshott, school, on E. border of Hants, 4 miles NW. of Haslemere sta.
Greysouthen (or Graysonthen), township and seat, Brigham par., W. Cumberland, 34 miles SW. of Cockermouth, 1646 ac., pop. 690; P.O.
Greystcad, par., S. Northumberland, onriver North Tyne, 5 miles NW. of Bellingham, 20,026 ac., pop. 183; contains the seat of Grcystead Bower.
Greysteel,6m. fromLimavady,co. Londonderry; P.O.
Greystoke, par. and vil., E. Cumberland, 5 miles W. of Penrith, 48,578 ac. (995 water), pop. 2741; P.O., T.O.; in NW. vicinity of vil. is Greystoke Park, con- taining the ruins of Greystoke Castle (1353).
Greystoke, Johnby, Little Blencow, Motherhy and Gill, township, Greystoke par., E. Cumberland, 7511 ac,, pop. 608.
Greystone, 74 miles NW. of Arbroath, Forfarshire; p.o. See Graystone.
Greystones, hamlet, in par. and 3 miles SW. of Sheffield, S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire.
Greystones, fishing vil. (ry. sta. Delgany and Grey- stones), NE. co. Wicklow, 4 miles SE. of Bray, pop. 405; P.O., T.o.; in vicinity is Greystones Head.
Grey tree, hundred, SE. Herefordshire, 46,074 ac., pop. 14,025; contains 16 pars, and parts of 2 others.
Grey well, par., N. Hants, 44 miles SW. of Winch- field ry. sta., 876 ac., pop. 300; P.O.; contains the seat of Creywcll Hill House.
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