Grlam, Loch. See Loch a’ Ghriama.

Grlanan of Ailcacli, The, ancient ruins, in co. and
2 miles NW. of Londonderry.

Gribben Beacon, sea-light on Gribben Head, 2 miles
SW. of Fowey, E. Cornwall; is 250 ft. high.

Gribdae. seat, in co. and 4 m. from Kirkcudbright.

Gribon, peninsula, on W. side of Mull island, Argyll-
shire, between Loch-na-Keal and Loch Scridain.

Gribthorpe, township, Bubwith par., East-Riding
Yorkshire, on river Fooner, 5 miles N. of Howden, 145
ac., pop. 33.

Gribton House, seat, on Cairn Water, Holywood
par., in co. and 5 miles NW. of Dumfries.

Grlevestead, hamlet, Norham par., N. Northumber-
land, 5 miles SW. of Berwick on Tweed.

Grlf Skerry, island, 34 m. E. of Whalsay, Shetland.

Griff, hamlet, Chilvers Coton par., N. Warwickshire,
on Coventry Canal, 2 miles S. of Nuneaton ; P.O.

Griff Grange, tract, Ashborne par., N. Derbyshire,
24 miles W. of Wirksworth.

Griffiths Crossing, ry. sta., in co. and 1£ mile NE.
of Carnarvon.

Griffiths Town, Pontypool, Monmouth ; P.O., T.O.

Griffydam, hamlet with school, Breedon on the Hill
par., N. Leicestershire, 4 m. SW. of Castle Donnington.

Grimbister, Holm of, island, in Bay of Firth, Main-
land, Orkney, 1 mile E. of Finstown.

Grimblethorpe, par., S. Lincolnshire, 6| miles W. of
Lonth, 591 ac., pop. 11.

Griinersta, salmon stream, in W. of Lewis island,
flowing l£ mile NE. to Loch Roag ; Grimersta Lodge
is 17 miles W. of Stornoway.

Grimes Dyke. See Antoninus’ Wall.

Grimesbrook, hamlet, in par. and 34 miles NW. of
Castleton, N. Derbyshire.

Griinesthorpe, vil., in par. and 2 miles N. of Shef-
field, S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire; P.O.

Grimethorpc, hamlet, Felkirk par., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles NE. of Barnsley.

Griminish Point, NW. extremity of North Uist
island, Outer Hebrides.

Grimisay.—island (3 m. by 14 m.), between North
Uist and Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, pop. 292; P.O.,
called Grimsay.—-2. Grimisay, island, South Uist
par., Inverness-shire, in the Outer Hebrides, pop. 28.

Griinley, par., on river Severn, in co. and 4 miles
NW. of Worcester, 2459 ac., pop. 715; P.O.

Grimmer, hamlet, Worthen par., S. Shropshire, 9J
miles NW. of Church Stretton.

Grimness, hamlet, in NE. of South Ronaldshay
island, Orkney, near Grim Ness.

Grimoldby, par. and vil. with ry. sta., S. Lincoln-
shire, 4 miles NE. of Louth, 1729 ac., pop. 363 ; P.O.

Grimpo, school, Whitchurch par., N. Shropshire.

Grims Ditch, ancient earthwork on S. border of
Wilts, in S. vicinity of Salisbury.

Grims Dyke, ancient earthwork, S. Oxfordshire,
near Wallingford.

Grims Graves, Saxon camp, W. Norfolk, 2 miles
NE. of Brandon, occupying about 12 ac.

Grimsargh with Brockholes, township and ry. sta.
(Grimsargh), in par. and 3£ miles NE. of Preston, N.
Lancashire, 1937 ac. (55 water), pop. 369.

Grimsay, isl., Outer Hebrides; P.O. See Grimisay.

Grimsbury, hamlet, Warkworth par., S. Northamp-
tonshire, 1 mile NE. of Banbury.

Grimsbury Castle, ancient circular earthwork,
Hampstead Norris par., Berks, 4 m. NE. of Newbury.

Grimsby, or Great Grimsby, pari, and mun. bor.,
seaport, and par., N. Lincolnshire, near the mouth of
r. Humber, 15 m. SE. of Hull and 155 m. from London
—pari, bor., 16,330 ac., pop. 45,351; mun. bor. and par.,
1737 ac. , pop. 28,503; 2 Banks, 4 newspapers. Market-
day, Frid. Although Grimsby is an ancient town, much
of its modern progress is due to its suitability as a fishing
station for the North Sea fleets, and to the facilities
offered by the railway for the conveyance of the fish to
populous centres. Five Hull trawlers made the town
their headquarters in 1858, and since that year it has
become the most important fishing port in Britain. It
has large docks, and conducts an important direct trade
with the Continent. (For shipping statistics, see
Appendix.) Shipbuilding, cordage mfr., flaxmills.

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

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