[Petite graine]

   

[WG.]

Hi.  Yes, Glebe means a plot of land belonging to a church.  Most old street names and town names have a particular meaning with a root in old english or latin.

If you look on "streetmap" for glebe you will find many hundreds.  To add to Ices definition- A Glebe was a portion of land allocated to support a priest. Although originally it was intended as the sole support for the priest, it usually required substantial augmentation through tithes.  There is therefore, the likelihood of there being a Glebe Lane in most English parishes.

... and in Scotland, the glebe was the land attached to the manse to support the Minister and his inevitably-large family.

If you are a fan of the Broons in the Sunday Post, you will know that they lived in Glebe Street - see http://www.toonhound.com/broons.htm

[Aunt Sally]

Do they have glebes in Wales too  :?: