Greasby is a large village on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is part of the Greasby, Frankby & Irby Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is situated in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. At the 2001 Census, Greasby had 9,830 inhabitants, with the total poulation of the ward at 14,667. History Greasby is said to be a Viking settlement, with the "by" suffix meaning "settlement" in Old Norse. Other nearby towns and villages ending in "by" include Frankby, Irby and Pensby.… (More on Greasby)