Greasley Parish Council - serving Giltbrook, Greasley, Moorgreen, Newthorpe and Watnall

The Lost Village of Greasley Project

It is a well documented fact that Greasley Castle was an outstanding example of a medieval fortified home. Many such castles attracted communities around their walls to share in the security offered by these buildings.

As a castle of significance, did any such hamlet grow around the walls of Greasley?

The Lost Village of Greasley

"The Lost Village of Greasley"
Could Greasley be the site of a medieval village?

Intrigued by the possibility, a local team spent months investigating the legend of the "lost village". Their research is now published so that onlookers can draw their own conclusions.

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