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Greetland, Yorkshire, England. Further historical information.

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GREETLAND

GREETLAND, in the township of Elland with Greetland, and parish of Halifax, Morley-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Pontefract; 4 miles S. of Halifax and Huddersfield. Pop. included in Elland.

Here was dug up a Votive Altar, as it seems, to the Tutelar God of the city of the Brigantes.

DVI DI BRIG On the other side,
ET NVM GG.
T. AVR AVRELIAN ANTONINO
VS DD RPO SE III. ET GET. COSS.
ET SVOS S. M. A. GS.



To the God of the city of the Brigantes, and to the Deities of the Emperors, Titus Aurelius, Aurelianus hath dedicated this in behalf of himself and his. The inscription on the other side shews the time when the altar was set up, i.e. when Antoninus was consul the third time with Geta. --Camden.
[Description(s) edited from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson © 2013]