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

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