{{short description|Suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Use British English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.4543|-1.3749|display=inline,title}} | map_type = South Yorkshire | official_name = Greasbrough | population = 2,038 | population_ref = (2001) | metropolitan_borough = Rotherham | metropolitan_county = South Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = Rotherham | post_town = ROTHERHAM | postcode_district = S61 | postcode_area = S | dial_code = 01709 | os_grid_reference = SK4195 | static_image = The entry to Greasbrough - geograph.org.uk - 799497.jpg | static_image_caption = Entering Greasbrough from Rotherham }} <!---Start of article---> '''Greasbrough''' is a small village in Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls in the Greasbrough Ward of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Greasbrough had its own local council, Greasbrough UDC (Urban District Council), until its absorption into the County Borough of Rotherham in 1936. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
thumb|left|St Mary's church Greasbrough has 2,038 inhabitants and {{convert|2270|acre|km2}} of land belonging to Earl FitzWilliam.<ref name="Rotherhamweb">[http://www.rotherhamweb.co.uk/district/gbrough.htm About Greasbrough, Rotherham, South Yorkshire<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is located two miles (3 km) north of Rotherham. Greasbrough has a gothic-style church called St. Mary's, which was completed in 1828. A schoolroom is built into the rear lower part of the building. There are also Wesleyan and Independent chapels, also with attached schools.<ref name="Rotherhamweb" /> There is a main school in Greasbrough named Greasbrough Junior & Infant School, situated on Munsbrough Rise. This also has a nursery in the same building, starting from the age of 3. Greasbrough also has a football team called Greasbrough Youth, with players from ages 6. It is also well known for its Working Men's Club which has been host to many famous acts over the years such as Johnnie Ray, Bob Monkhouse, Matt Monro and Adam Faith.
== History == The name Greasbrough derives from either the Old English ''gærsenbrōc'' meaning 'grassy brook', or from ''grēosnbrōc'' meaning 'gravelly brook'.<ref>http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20WR/Greasbrough</ref>
Greasbrough was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Rotherham,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1020|title=History of Greasborough, in Rotherham and West Riding|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 January 2024}}</ref> in 1866 Greasbrough became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Greasbrough became an urban district containing the parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Rotherham, Rawmarsh and Wentworth<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10428762|title=Relationships and changes Greasbrough CP/Ch through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 January 2024}}</ref> and the urban district was abolished and merged with the County Borough of Rotherham, Rotherham Rural District and Rawmarsh Urban District.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10201378|title=Relationships and changes Greasborough UD through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 January 2024}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 3599.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10428762/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Greasbrough CP/Ch through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 January 2024}}</ref> It is now in the unparished area of Rotherham.
==Notable residents== *Omar Ebrahim, baritone (b. 1956) *William Hague, Conservative party politician (b. 1961) *Jack Lambert, footballer (1902–1940) *John Rose, industrial chemist (1911–1976) *Laura Jane Suisted, journalist (1840–1903)
==See also== *Listed buildings in Rotherham (Wingfield Ward) *Masbrough Independent Chapel *Greasbrough War Memorial
==References== <references/>
==External links== {{Commons category|Greasbrough}} *[http://www.rotherhamweb.co.uk/district/gbrough.htm Greasbrough page] *{{OpenDomesday|SK4195|greasbrough}}
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Category:Villages in South Yorkshire Category:Former civil parishes in South Yorkshire Category:Geography of Rotherham
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