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[,gretnə'gri:n]
общая лексика
Гретна-Грин (пограничная шотландская деревня, где ранее заключались браки между специально приезжавшими из Англии молодыми парами, т.к. в Гретна-Грин бракосочетание совершалось без соблюдения всех установленных английским законом формальностей. Часто в выражении: Gretna Green marriage свадьба "с побегом")
Gretna Green is a parish in the southern council area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on the Scottish side of the border between Scotland and England, defined by the small river Sark, which flows into the nearby Solway Firth. It was historically the first village a traveller would come to in Scotland when following the old coaching route from London to Edinburgh. Gretna Green railway station serves both Gretna Green and Gretna. The Quintinshill rail disaster, the worst rail crash in British history, in which over 220 died, occurred near Gretna Green in 1915.
Gretna Green sits alongside the main town of Gretna. Both are accessed from the A74(M) motorway.
Gretna Green is most famous for weddings. The Clandestine Marriages Act 1753 prevented couples under the age of 21 marrying in England or Wales without their parents' consent. As it was still legal in Scotland to marry without such consent, couples began crossing the border into Scotland to marry.