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.

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
Glebe Collegiate Institute is a secondary school located in The Glebe.

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
Glebe Street, a street in Castleford, West Yorkshire

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