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.
The Glebe is an historic neighborhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, named for the parish fields on which it was built.
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The area is called the Glebe because in the initial 1837 survey of Ottawa the area was allocated to St.
The word "glebe" means church lands and the area was originally known as "the glebe lands of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church".
Note: Many cities have old parish-houses called "The Glebe."Ottawa may be the only one known to have a significant district named for one, although there is a major road by that name in Arlington, Virginia in the United States.
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