Greasby is said to be a Viking settlement, with the by suffix meaning settlement in Old Norse. Other nearby towns and villages ending in by include Frankby, Irby and Pensby The earliest known human settlement in Merseyside has been found at Greasby. It dates from approximately 7000 BC. A rectangular floor of sandstone slabs and pebbles suggested regular use by the nomadic hunters of that period.[3] National Museums Liverpool archaeologists excavated the site between 1987 and 1990.[4] Prior to the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Greasby was owned by a man named Dunning. He was an official bailiff or steward for the earls of Mercia. After the invasion, all land in the area passed to Hugh dAvranches.[5] The village is mentioned as Gravesberie in the Domesday Book of 1086, under the ownership of Nigel de Burcy

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