Greasbrough
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Domesday name: Gersebroc. 1086. Probably ‘grassy brook’ Source A Dictionary of British Place-Names in Names & Places
Domesday Book - Lands of Roger de Bully. In Greasbrough , Godric had 3 carucates of land to the geld, where there could be 2 ploughs. Roger has now 1 plough there; and 3 villans and 3 bordars with 1 plough. There is woodland pasture 3 furlongs long and 2 broad. TRE worth 40s ; now 20s.
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In 1656 Henry Westby of Carrhouse, left in his Will: £5 per annum out of lands lately purchased in Greasbrough for an assistant preaching minister in Rotherham and 50s. per annum to a preaching minister at the chapel in Greasbrough
Described in the late 1800's as a township and district parish, has a large and pleasant village near Wentworth Park, 2 miles north of Rotherham; and includes the neighbouring hamlets of Bassinthwaite, Ginhouse, Cinder Bridge, Nether Haugh and part of Parkgate. Greasbrough township has 2038 inhabitants and 2270 acres of land belonging to Earl Fitzwilliam. The Church, St. Mary, is a handsome gothic fabric which was finished in 1828 at the cost of £6000 of which £2000 was granted by Parliament. The perpetual curacy is in the gift of Earl Fitzwilliam, and incumbency of Rev W. J. Upton. The Charities for the poor and school produce about £40 per annum. A Clothing Club for the poor inhabitants is superintended by the incumbent. The Wesleyans and Independants have chapels in the village and schools are attached to them and the church. About 1837 Earl Fitzwilliam established a Savings Bank for this and neighbouring townships where he employed many hundred hands in his extensive collieries. Barbot Hall was the seat of Col. Charles Newton
A Roman coin hoard consisting of eleven antonianini of Gordian I, Trebonianus Gallus, Postumus, Victorinus, Claudius II, Tetricus I & II, and Probus (AD 238-282), now in Rotherham Museum, was found in Wagon Road allotments. A late 3rd century hoard.
Barbot Hall Farmhouse - an early to mid 16th century farmhouse which was altered in the 17th century and again between 1690 and 1740 and in the 19th century. The house is part timber framed with pebble-dashed and coursed, dressed sandstone and stone slate and Welsh slate roofs.
Trades and Professions in 1822
Bailiff Rev. Thos. perpetual curate
Birks Richard, vict. Yellow Lion
Carper Joseph, vict. Board
Grant John, vict. King's Head
Jackson J. & E. corn factors & millers
Longden Geo. vict. Queen's Head
Oxley John, blacksmith
Roger George, tailor
Steel George, shoe maker
Stringer Thomas, wheelwright
Turner Rev. Henry Thomas, curate
Turner John, vict. and carpenter
Read about Arthur Cooper Builder & stonemason.
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