Greasbrough

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Greasbrough






Statistics
Population:	?
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	SK4195
Administration
District:	Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
Shire county:	South Yorkshire (no council)
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	South Yorkshire
Historic county:	Yorkshire (West Riding)
Services
Police force:	South Yorkshire Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	Yorkshire
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Post town:
Postal district:
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Politics
UK Parliament:
European Parliament:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Greasbrough is a township forming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, but in the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Greasbrough township has 2,038 inhabitants and 2,270 acres of land belonging to Earl FitzWilliam.[1] It is located two miles north of Rotherham and includes the neighbouring hamlets of Bassinthwaite, Ginhouse, Cinder Bridge, Nether Haugh, and part of Parkgate.[2]

Greasbrough has a gothic-style church called St. Mary, which was completed in 1828. A school is attached to the church. There are also Wesleyan and Independent chapels, also with attached schools.[3]