Everything about Greasby totally explained
Greasby is a large village on the
Wirral Peninsula,
Merseyside,
England. It is part of the Greasby, Frankby & Irby
Ward of the
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is situated in the parliamentary constituency of
Wirral West. At the
2001 Census, Greasby had 9,830 inhabitants, with the total poulation of the ward at 14,667.
History
Greasby is said to be a
Viking settlement, with the
"by" suffix meaning "settlement" in
Old Norse. Other nearby towns and villages ending in
"by" include
Frankby,
Irby and
Pensby.
The earliest known human settlement in Merseyside has been found at Greasby. It dates from approximately 7000
BC. A rectangular floor of
sandstone slabs and pebbles suggested regular use by the nomadic hunters of that period.
National Museums Liverpool
archaeologists excavated the site between 1987 and 1990.
Prior to the
Norman conquest of England in 1066, Greasby was owned by a man named Dunning. He was an official (bailiff or steward) for the earls of
Mercia. After the invasion, all land in the area passed to
Hugh d'Avranches.
The village is mentioned as
Gravesberie in the
Domesday Book of 1086, under the ownership of Nigel de Burcy.
Formerly a township situated mainly in
West Kirby Parish,
Wirral Hundred. The population was 123 in 1801, 177 in 1851, 290 in 1901 and 4,367 in 1951.
On
1 April 1974,
local government reorganisation in England and Wales resulted in most of Wirral, including Greasby, transfer from the county of
Cheshire to Merseyside.
Description
Greasby has four
primary schools, (Greasby Infant School, Greasby Junior School,
Our Lady of Pity Primary School
and Brookdale Primary School), three
churches, (St. Nicholas'
Church of England,
Our Lady Of Pity Catholic Church, and Greasby
Methodist Church), and several pubs. These include Ellies Wine Bar, The Greave Dunning (originally Ashmount Farm until 1981), The Red Cat, The Manor, The Twelfth Man and The Coach & Horses. There is a post office, a
Somerfield supermarket and a number of local shops.
Media references
In 2006, the
Channel 4 television programme
Fat Pets identified Greasby as the home of supposedly the fattest
cat in Britain. His name is Archie and he lives near the Junior School. Channel 4's
The Big Breakfast once visited a house near Greasby Infant School, the front of which was painted like that year's England
World Cup shirt.
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