A (very) brief introduction.

Grewelthorpe is a village and civil parish The name Grewelthorpe derives from the words Gruel and Thorpe, Gruel being a family name and thorpe meaning "outlying farmstead". Grewelthorpe was mentioned in the Domesday Book when it was known as Torp and was in the ownership of Gospatric. As at 2025 Grewelthorpe has one active church - St James's and a pub - the Crown. There is also has a duck pond, which is a distinctive feature of the village, it is populated by ducks which people come from surrounding villages to feed.

The local primary school - Grewelthorpe Church of England Primary School. It takes children from two years old to eleven years old. The current school building was opened in June 2003 and is located at Cross Hills within Grewelthorpe village. However, Grewelthorpe has had a school since 1876. Unlike many Yorkshire villages Grewelthorpe does not currently have a cricket club. It last had one in the 1950s, but it folded as a result of the failure to find a suitable playing field. There is the Grewelthorpe Sports and Social Club amongst many other thriving organisations.