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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 population of the ward at 14,667. At the Census in 2011 the population of Greasby was not measured. However the ward had a total population of 13,991.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ward population 2011 )〕 ==History== The earliest known human settlement in Merseyside has been found at Greasby, dating from approximately 7000 BC. A rectangular floor of sandstone slabs and pebbles suggests regular use by the nomadic hunters of that period. National Museums Liverpool archaeologists excavated the site between 1987 and 1990. Greasby was an Anglo Saxon settlement, as witnessed by the form of the name, ''Gravesberie'', in the ''Domesday Book''. ''Gravesberie'' derives from the Old English ''gräf'' and ''burh'', recorded as meaning a "stronghold by a grove, trench, canal or wood". The name was Scandinavianised to Greas''by'', under the influence of Old Norse speakers in Wirral (''gräf'' and ''býr'', with ''býr'' meaning "settlement" or "farmstead"). 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. By the time of the ''Domesday Book'' (1086), Greasby was under the ownership of Nigel de Burcy.〔 After the Second World War the area expanded considerably, with significant residential development across previously agricultural land. This has resulted in Greasby becoming contiguous with the nearby settlements of Moreton, Upton and Woodchurch. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greasby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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