Greasley in Nottinghamshire is a parish where many Levers families lived, married and were buried. A walk around the graveyard reveals many Levers and Leivers gravestones.
The history of the ancient parish of Greasley is intriguing. Greasley as a village does not really exist today but the parish church, much altered and restored over the years, stands as a beacon to all the hamlets, townships and villages for miles around.
Greasley was home to Greasley Castle, only a wall of which remains, it being part of Castle Greasley Farm. Apparently the moat can still be seen. There was also a monastery, Beauvale Priory, which was dissolved under King Henry VIII in 1540. Once again only a few ruins remain.
The website http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/greasleychurch/greasley1.htm gives details of this fascinating parish.
Greasley covers a number of villages including Giltbrook, Newthorpe, Watnall, Moorgreen, Greasley and a small part of Nuthall. Brinsley, Selston and Kimberley were previously under Greasley.
Greasley was mentioned in the Domesday Book and it was thought that the original village has disappeared and it is referred to as “The Lost Village”. Archaeological digs have taken place trying to find evidence of this lost village. More can be found at this website https://www.greasley.org/the-lost-village.
