In Church Greisley was a Priory of Cannons Regular of St Augustine, founded by William FITZ NIGEL, son of Nigel de STAFFORD. It stands about half a mile from Church Greisley southward.

CASTLE GREISLEY, so called from a castle belonging to the family of GREASLEY seated herein, but long since demolished. A pretty good church and square steeple, a small benefice and lands about it mean, enclosed pasture ground, having pretty good coal delphs, but ordinary coal.

Gresley, Church and Castle, the former two miles west of Hartshorn. Nevertheless Flixton, which has been spelt as Fleece-Town, Fflxton, Fluxton, Flyxton, was the most important village in the area and remained so for the next 700-800 years.Ĭhurch Gresley Trade Directory Descriptions This area became know as Orme's Tun (dwelling) and subsequently, Orme Eston, Ormeston and finally Urmston. Part of these lands was given to Albert de Greslet, who in turn during the reign of King John (1199-1216) bestowed as much land as a team of oxen could plough in one year (one caracute) upon Orme, the son of Edward Aylward. Medieval Period In the period 1069-1070 William the Conqueror led a ruthless campaign in the area against the Saxon Earl Edwin and subsequently gave his kinsman, Roger de Poictou, all the lands set between the rivers Mersey and Ribble. Albert de Greslet, later Grelley, was a favourite of Pioctou and succeeded to the Barony of Manchester. He was a very ambitious and self-willed man, and was exiled to the continent by Henry I in 1101.

= In 1066 William the Conqueror granted the land between the River Mersey and the River Ribble to Roger Poictou. Name: Albert de Greslet, ABT 1050 - ABT 1100,, īirth: ABT 1050 at Avranches Manche Normandy France Christening: ? at ? Marriage: ? at ? to, - Death: ABT 1100 at Manchester Lancashire England Burial: ? at ? Sex: M son of Richard d Avranches Vicomte D' Avranches & Emma Burgh de Conteville not Richard le Goz' of CREULLY (1025? - 1084+)

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