GRINGLEY-on-the-HILL, a parish in the Northclay
division of the wapentake of BASSETLAW, county
of NOTTINGHAM, 6 miles (E. S. E.) from Bawtry, containing
647 inhabitants. The living is a discharged
vicarage, in the peculiar jurisdiction of the Lord of the
Manor, rated in the king's books at £7. 18. 4., and
endowed with £400 royal bounty. The Duke of Rutland
was patron in 1804. The church is dedicated to
St. Peter and St. Paul. The Chesterfield canal passes
through the parish. There is a fair on the 12th of
December for cattle and merchandise, particularly boots
and shoes.