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Greatham Hospital
Greatham may refer to: *Greatham, County Durham *Greatham, Hampshire Greatham ( ) is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Liss, just off the A3 road. The nearest railway station is south of the village, at Liss. Description Greatham is a small vill ... * Greatham, West Sussex See also * Greetham (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatham, County Durham
Greatham is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool (borough), Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish (including Newton Bewley) was taken in the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 2,132. Greatham village is located approximately three miles south of Hartlepool town centre. History Greatham village is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, but appears first in written sources as ''Gretham'' in 1196. Greatham is the site of the Hospital of God, founded in 1273 by the then Bishop of Durham, Robert Stitchill, Robert de Stichell. Greatham Hospital was originally a foundation to aid poor people. By the 16th century the foundation was used more as a "house of entertainment for gentlemen" and it was not well used for helping the poor. After 1610 there were reforms, and its original mission was resumed. During World War II it was the site of the short-lived RAF Greatham base. In May 2021, the parish councils in England, pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatham, Hampshire
Greatham ( ) is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is north of Liss, just off the A3 road. The nearest railway station is south of the village, at Liss. Description Greatham is a small village, about north of Petersfield, Hampshire, south of Farnham, Surrey and east of Alton, Hampshire. The population of Greatham is approximately 800 people living in around 400 houses. The village is situated alongside the A3 which runs between London and Portsmouth. Greatham is a linear village, mainly located along the old Petersfield Road (the main road between Farnham and Petersfield), with additional housing along Longmoor Road, Benhams Lane and Church Lane. At the north end of the village is Longmoor Military Camp, where remains of the Longmoor Military Railway can be seen, and the new Woolmer Link road, re-routing the A325 from Farnham to join the A3 at Longmoor Camp, by-passing the village. Traffic calming within the village aim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatham, West Sussex
Greatham ( ) is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Parham, in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the Coldwaltham to Storrington road about south of Pulborough. In 1931 the parish had a population of 55. History The Domesday Book of 1086 records the place village as ''Gretham''. The toponym is recorded as ''Gretheam'' in 1121 and ''Gruteham'' later in the 12th century. The first element in the name means "gravel"; the second is uncertain, and could mean either "village, estate, manor, homestead", "meadow, especially a flat, low-lying meadow on a stream", or "an enclosed plot, a close". Greatham Bridge was built for Sir Henry Tregoz in the early 14th century. The iron section was built after floods had damaged the bridge in 1838. A skirmish took place near the bridge during the English Civil War. Early in the First World War Greatham inspired John Drinkwater's poem ''Of Greatham (to those who live there)'', which was published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
