Glebe
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In medieval Europe, a glebe was an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses. A glebe-house is a rectory, built for the parish priest, vicar, pastor, or rector, usually at church expense. Template:Wiktionarypar
It is also the name of several places:
In Australia:
- Glebe, Tasmania, suburb of Hobart, Tasmania
- Glebe, New South Wales, suburb of Sydney, New South Wales
- Glebe Dirty Reds was the first Rugby League club formed in Australia
- Glebe Park, Canberra
In Canada:
- The Glebe is an historic neighborhood in Ottawa, Ontario, named for the parish fields on which it was built
In Northern Ireland:
- Glebe, County Tyrone, a small village in County Tyrone
In the United States:
- Glebe Road, a highway in Arlington, Virginia
- Glebe, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia named for its glebehouse and parish fields.
In England:
- The Glebe, a street in Norton, Teesside