Greasbrough
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Greasbrough is a suburb of Rotherham
, in South Yorkshire
, England
.
Greasbrough has 2,038 inhabitants and 2270 acres (9.2 km²) of land belonging to Earl FitzWilliam
. It is located two miles (3 km) north of Rotherham and includes the neighbouring hamlet
s of Bassinthwaite, Ginhouse, Cinder Bridge, Nether Haugh, and part of Parkgate
Greasbrough has a gothic
-style church called St. Mary, which was completed in 1828. A school is attached to the church. There are also Wesleyan and Independent chapels, also with attached schools.
There is a main school in Greasbrough named Greasbrough junior & infant school, situated on Munsbrough Rise. This also has a nursery in the same building which starts from the age of 3.
Greasbrough also has a football team called Greasbrough youth, which start with ages 6+. There is a Boys team and used to be a Girls team. However, the girls team have now moved to Rawmarsh.
Rotherham
Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...
, in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Greasbrough has 2,038 inhabitants and 2270 acres (9.2 km²) of land belonging to Earl FitzWilliam
Earl FitzWilliam
Earl Fitzwilliam was a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Fitzwilliam family. This family claim descent from William the Conqueror. The Fitzwilliams acquired extensive holdings in South Yorkshire, largely through strategic alliances through...
. It is located two miles (3 km) north of Rotherham and includes the neighbouring hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
s of Bassinthwaite, Ginhouse, Cinder Bridge, Nether Haugh, and part of Parkgate
Greasbrough has a gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
-style church called St. Mary, which was completed in 1828. A school is attached to the church. There are also Wesleyan and Independent chapels, also with attached schools.
There is a main school in Greasbrough named Greasbrough junior & infant school, situated on Munsbrough Rise. This also has a nursery in the same building which starts from the age of 3.
Greasbrough also has a football team called Greasbrough youth, which start with ages 6+. There is a Boys team and used to be a Girls team. However, the girls team have now moved to Rawmarsh.
Notable residents
- Omar EbrahimOmar EbrahimOmar Ebrahim is an English baritone vocalist and actor. He specializes in the performance of contemporary classical music....
, baritone (b. 1956) - Jonathon White, Feminist Poet & Novelist (b. 1986). Noted for the novel 'Womens Rights & Equalities in the Cambodian district of Phnom Penh 1973-1978' an international best seller.