Greete Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:St James, Greete (geograph 3716616).jpg
Static Image Caption:St James' Church, Greete
Coordinates:52.333°N -2.625°W
Official Name:Greete
Label Position:top
Civil Parish:Greete
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Ludlow
Post Town:LUDLOW
Postcode District:SY8
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01584
Os Grid Reference:SO574707

Greete is a hamlet and civil parish in Shropshire, England.

It is situated between the villages of Caynham and Burford, about 5.2miles southeast of Ludlow. To the west flows Ledwyche Brook, which is the border with Herefordshire. The area is hilly and through the middle of the parish flows the Stoke Brook.[1]

There is a church, dedicated to St James, which remains in use by the Church of England (Greete falling within the Diocese of Hereford).[2] The church was built in the late 12th or early 13th century, expanded in 15th century and modernized in the 19th century. In 1856 the roof was rebuilt and so was the chancel arch and the south door.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. [Ordnance Survey]
  2. http://www.tenburyteam.org.uk/greete/ Tenbury Team Ministry
  3. Book: Herbert, David . An Architectural Account Of The Churches Of Shropshire Volume 1 . Kessinger Publishing . 1901 . 978-1165919819 .