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Grindon HU1, eminence, S. Northumberland, 7 miles NW. of Hexham ; adjacent is Grindon Loch.
Grindon Rigg, Norham par., N. Northumberland, 7½ miles SW. of Berwick on Tweed; was the scene of a skirmish between the English and Scotch (1558).
Grindshrook, 5 miles from Hope, N. Derby; P.O.
Gringley and Little Gringley, 2 hamlets, Clar- borough par., N. Notts, 2 miles E. of East Retford.
Gringley on the Hill, par. and vil., N. Notts, 6 miles SE. of Bawtry, 4280 ac., pop. 832 ; P.O., T.o.
Grinsdale, par., E. Cumberland, on river Eden, miles NW. of Carlisle, 838 ac. (26 water), pop. 117.
GrinshiU, par., N. Shropshire, 4 miles S. of Wem, 842 ac., pop. 345 ; P.O.
Grinstead, East. — hundred, Pevensey rape, E. Sussex, 15,130 ac., pop. 6968.—2. Grinstead, East, town and par., E. Sussex. See East Grinstead.
Grinstead, West.—hundred, Bramber rape, W. Sussex, 18,158 ac., pop. 3221; contains 4 pars.—2. Grinstead, West, par. and vil. with ry. sta., W. Sussex, 7½ miles S. of Horsham, 6720 ac., pop. 1476; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is the seat of Grinstead Park.
Grinton, par. and township, North-Riding York¬ shire, on river Swale, 9 miles SW. of Richmond—par., 52,047 ac., pop. 3367; township, 8182 ac., pop. 377.
Grip, The, opening between the rocks in Middleton Dale, N. Derbyshire.
Grisebeck, on AY. border of N. Lancashire, 3 miles NE. of Broughton-in-Furness ; P.O.
Grisedale, glen, on NW. border of Westmorland, descending from Fairfield NE. to Ullswater ; is traversed by Grisedale Beck (4½ miles long), which issues from Grisedale Tarn, at head of the glen.
Grisedale Pike, mountain, W. Cumberland, 4½ miles W. of Keswick, alt. 2593 ft.
Gristhorpe, coast township with ry. sta., Filey par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 6½ miles SE. of Scarborough, 1202 ac. and 128 foreshore, pop. 203.
Griston, par., W. Norfolk, 2 miles SE. of Watton, 1360 ac., pop. 268.
Gritmoor Hill, Roxburgh. See Greatmoob.
Grittcnham, hamlet, Brinkworth par., N. Wilts, 3 miles NW. of Wootton Bassett.
Grittleton, par., N. AYilts, 6½ miles NW. of Chip¬ penham, 2040 ac., pop. 310; P.O.; contains the seat of Grittleton House.
Grizedale. — hamlet, in par. and 3 miles S. of Hawkshead, N. Lancashire; in vicinity is the seat of Grizedale Hall.— 2. Grizedale, lordship, Sedbergh par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 7^m. AY. of Hawes.
Grlzzies Clnmp, place, near Belford, Northumb.; the scene of G rizel Cochranes robbery of the mail.
Groaning Bridge, The, bridge across the river Brede, E. Sussex, near Brede vil.
Groay, island, in Sound of Harris, Outer Hebrides.
Grobesness, vil., 3 miles from Voe, Shetland.
Groby, vil., Ratby par., in co. and 4| miles NW. of Leicester; P.O., T.O.; the manor was the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), who was Queen of England for 13 days.
Groes, in co. and 3 miles from Denbigh; P.O.
Groesfford, in co. and 3 miles from Brecknock; P.O.
Groeslon,ry. sta.,inco. and3½m. S. of Carnarvon; P.O.
Grogan, 3 miles from Rathdowney, Queens co.; P.O.
Grogport, vil., on E. coast of Kintyre, Argyllshire, 5 miles N. of Carradale.
Gronant, hamlet, Llanasa par., Flintshire, 5 miles NE. of Rhuddlan; P.O.
Grondre, township, Cilymaenllwyd par., Pembroke¬ shire, 3 miles NE. of Narberth, 210 ac., pop. 59.
Grongar HIU, eminence, mid. Carmarthenshire, on river Towy, 3½ miles SW. of Llandilofawr; is the sub¬ ject of a descriptive poem by Dyer (1700-1758).
Groombrldge, vil. with ry. sta., on border of Kent and Sussex, 3½ miles SW. of Tunbridge Wells; P.O., T.O.; in vicinity is the seat of Groombrldge Place.
Grooinsport, fishing vil. (ry. sta. Groomsport Road), in par. and 2\ miles E. of Bangor, N. co. Down, pop. 346; P.O. Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Public domain image from Gedcomindex.com
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