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Greencroft
GREENCROFT, a township, in the parish and union of Lanchester, W. division of Chester ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 9 miles (N.W. by W.) from Durham; containing 392 inhabitants. Property has been held here by the families of Kellaw, Rugheved, Claxton, Forster, Hall, and Clavering. The Hall, a spacious and handsome mansion, built by the Claverings after 1670, stands on the southern slope of a hill, surrounded by luxuriant plantations of lofty forest-trees, and commanding a prospect over the village and vale of Lanchester. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £130.
Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.
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JT Eager - 5th NF - Greencroft (In hospital)
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Site of Greencroft Hall
- "This was the site of Greencroft Hall, which was built in the seventeenth century. It was bought from Ralph Hall in 1670. By 1939, the house was standing empty, when …
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JT Eager - 5th NF - Greencroft (In hospital)
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Site of Greencroft Hall
- "This was the site of Greencroft Hall, which was built in the seventeenth century. It was bought from Ralph Hall in 1670. By 1939, the house was standing empty, when …
Added by
Simon Cotterill