Groby leicestershire history book

Groby library time out coffee shop is now open for business, serving hot and cold drinks along with snacks and mouth watering cakes. Ratby cum groby, leicestershire genealogy familysearch. The amazing village web site of groby, in leicestershire, uk. Groby, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and history. The point at which the former grand hall was demolished is unknown, and was the subject of an inconclusive time team dig broadcast in 2011. A stunning development of two and three bedroom barn conversions adjacent to groby old hall in this popular northwest leicestershire village. We are taking the necessary immediate and longerterm steps to support and protect residents, staff and partners. Groby was mentioned in domesday book of 1086, when it was. A later grey married into the family of the powerful william cecil of burghley house and was created the 1st earl of stamford. Police were called at just before 8am today to the crash, which happened on the citybound.

Cyclist taken to hospital after crash with car on a50 in groby. Groby old hall, which may incorporate much earlier remains, remained a key part of the groby estate, and shared in the changing fortunes of the grey family. It is not possible to renew an item that has been requested by another library member, instead we ask that you return the item to any leicestershire library by the item. He fought in flanders in 1295 and helped mount the siege of carlaverock in 0. Elizabeth woodville married sir john grey of groby hall. Leicester road, groby, leicestershire, le6 0dq tel.

Newtown linford boasts a large number of old cottages with a lot of character especially between groby lane and markfield lane. A range of grade ii listed 18th century barns built. Time team s18e07 the house of the white queen youtube. It is open 6 days each week verify by phone if you are visiting and has section on local history and family history to assist you. Numbers grew slowly reaching 250 in 1800, then nearly 1,000 in 1920. Farming in leicestershire, from 1790 leicestershire history. Log books and inspection reports at the record office for leicestershire, leicester and rutland, or often still held locally continue to be important sources in this period. Nichols history and antiquities of leicestershire, 1804, has two simple engravings illustrating groby pool, one of which shows pool house with the, then recent, south front. One sunday in the 1830s their coach overturned on the hill going down into groby. Groby pronounced grooby is situated about 5 miles northwest of the city of leicester, in the county of leicestershire, england, uk. Groby, leicestershire ilivehere britains worst places to. Aug 11, 20 ratby probate inventories 1621 to 1844 transcribed by jonathan wilshire 1984 i have also recently been given a copy of the above book and i believe it is available for loan from a local uk library so you can have a look at the book for yourself, if you dont then please contact me with dates and names and i will check the information i have. Groby was one of 67 manors grantmesnil held in leicestershire according to the domesday book.

Apr 02, 2019 in fact, the feriers manor house in leicestershire was at groby and it was lost to the feriers family around 1483 when it was inherited through the grey family the ancestors of lady jane grey. The last tudor the plantagenet and tudor novels kindle edition. Peter liddle, who was instrumental in bringing time team to groby, is a community archaeologist at leicestershire county council. Whilst looking at the part medieval wall to the rear of the hall he remarked to neil finn, of the university of leicester archaeological services, that there must be so much more beneath the ground. Information on the historic 16thcentury manor of bradgate house near leicester, the birthplace of lady jane grey, the nine days queen, with a history of bradgate house, what to see, beautiful photos and visiting information.

See all books memories of groby read and share your memories of groby itself or of a particular photo of groby. Groby and its railways by d a ramsey di and saul books. National school files at the church of england records centre. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of groby. For the background and some details of local cases, those tracing the history of an early grammar school should also read. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the last tudor the plantagenet and tudor novels. The percentage of residents in groby rating their health as very good is less than the national average. Lady jane grey, who was queen of england for nine days and executed at the age of 16, was born and raised in bradgate park, leicestershire. Groby pronounced groobee listen helpinfo is a large english village in the county of leicestershire, to the north west of the city of leicester. Margaret leicester, rothley, groby, evington, and the unproved wills etc.

A4 size booklet n3185p1 this privately published book provides a fascinating history of the granite quarrying railways centred around the leicestershire village of groby, which delivered stone to the leicester and swannington railway, and it is illustrated throughout with lots of black and white. Historic building assessment most of the sites or buildings recorded in this web site are not open to the public and permission to visit a site must always be sought from the landowner or tenant. The team are here to help the new owners, who have saved the house from dereliction. From about the 1790s to the 1830s pool house was leased by john pares, a significant leics. Bradgate house, birthplace of lady jane grey history. Leicestershire, england online genealogy records genealogy. Library services groby community library groby community. Groby, a hamlet, in the parish of ratby, union of market bosworth, hundred of sparkenhoe, s. Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as william camden and thomas pennant into the roman, saxon and medieval names of places.

Booklet published privately by the author, 68 pages. Groby castle project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. We have a wide range of books and journals on genealogy and family history, local census returns and other records on cd and microfiche. Groby or grooby, leicestershire genealogy heraldry and. The house of the white queen tony robinson and the team head to groby old hall in leicestershire formerly the home. Any item borrowed from a leicestershire or rutland library can be returned to any leicestershire or rutland library. The old hall is a grade ii listed building in groby, leicestershire, england. Leicester central library also offers free online access to ancestry library edition. Calendars of wills and administrations relating to the county of leicester, proved in the archdeaconry court of leicester, 14951649, and in the peculiars of st. The groby book is a book about the village of groby. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. At these times the family attended ratby church again.

A busy junction, its northern end lies at the intersection of fosse road north, groby road, blackbird road and buckminster road. Bradgate house is a 16thcentury ruin in bradgate park, leicestershire, england. For those with an interest in the history of groby there is a lot of information to be found online. After his death, in battle, she married edward iv of england. See inside former home of lady jane grey thats up for. The victoria county history for leicestershire suggests that grantmesnil founded groby castle, as does the english heritage archive. Postcard of sanatorium, isolation hospital,groby rd. The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry.

The village stands near the leicester and swannington railway, 4. Newtown linford notes and the leicestershire slate industry. See the faq document below for further information. Ratby probate inventories 1621 to 1844 leicestershire records. Ratby probate inventories 1621 to 1844 transcribed by jonathan wilshire 1984 i have also recently been given a copy of the above book and i believe it is available for loan from a local uk library so you can have a look at the book for yourself, if you dont then please contact me with dates and names and i will check the information i have.

Postcard of the sanatorium, isolation hospital, later groby road hospital, leicester. Groby was mentioned in domesday book of 1086, when it was described as having land for 4 ploughs, 10 villagers with 1 freeman and 5 smallholders have 3 ploughs. Groby or grooby, a village and a chapelry in ratby parish, leicestershire. Marshall skoda leicester is located in leicester, leicestershire and can be contacted on 01162339222. It is mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, when it had a population of about 80. The original part of groby is historically interesting. When they visited their leicestershire estate for hunting and shooting, they stayed at a house called stewards hey, which lay in the woods about 1 12 miles west of groby. Browse 32 photo books on groby and the surrounding area. Groby, leicestershire photos, maps, books and memories of groby everything old photos old maps books memories nearby places. Apr 11, 2012 a stunning development of two and three bedroom barn conversions adjacent to groby old hall in this popular northwest leicestershire village. The village has expanded vastly since the 1970s and is now part of the leicester urban. If you want to be healthier, its a lot easier changing one thing at a time. Thomas grey, lord grey of groby became mp for leicester in 1641.

You can enjoy the refreshments whenever the library is open, up to 3o minutes before closing time except on fridays when it closes at 5pm. Henry grey, the son of lady janes uncle john, was named the first baron grey of groby. Brookvale groby valuing everyone, achieving excellence. Library services information for groby, leicester, leicestershire, on the official site for groby community library. Allen brown suggests a foundation date in the third quarter. Change 4 life can give you all the support, tips and ideas that you need to change your life.

The brilliant leicester comedy festival is the longest running comedy festival in the uk. This ratby page has been created to share historical detail about this village. Samuel lewis a topographical dictionary of england, 1848 groby land and property a full transcript of the return of owners of land in 1873 for leicestershire is online. Government parish and school education files at the national archives class ed. Pauls interest in the history of the site was heightened by the historical survey on groby old hall in 2009. Jan 20, 2020 library services information for groby, leicester, leicestershire, on the official site for groby community library. It was intended to develop it gradually as articles were contributed by everyone who had anything to offer, and for this reason it is presented in looseleaf form, and additions can be made as they are written. The respondents of the 2011 census were asked to rate their health. We offer full fixed price service, mot and much more.

See the groby, leicestershire timeline and the origins of jeffrey ferris on the geni sources tab. Local history groby parish council in leicestershire. Watch time team season 18, episode 7 groby, leicestershire. There were 308 places in the county of leicestershire in domesday book. The village of groby groby village, leicestershire. History of groby, in hinckley and bosworth and leicestershire. The last tudor the plantagenet and tudor novels kindle edition by gregory, philippa.

The old hall, groby, leicestershire history in structure. The grand hall which preceded the current building was probably built by the ferrers family, barons of groby, the 1st baron ferrers of groby having been ennobled for services to edward i and edward ii. First published in 1983, this is a detailed description of the lost railways of groby, north of leicester. The grand hall which preceded the current building was probably built by the ferrers family, barons of groby, the 1st baron ferrers of groby having been ennobled for services to edward i. If you missed your last cervical screening, book an appointment with you gp practice now. Local history site for books on bradgate in leicestershire, england. All books issued before 17th march will be due back on 4th july.

There is a detailed description of the appearance of the early tudor house in bradgate house and the greys of groby. We have resources to help you trace your family history in our libraries. Groby castle is situated in the large village of groby to the northwest of the city of leicester. Takes a close look at the early slate industry within newtown and groby parishes and how the early newtown settlers slowly developed the land and houses along the main street. Marshall skoda leicester in leicester, leicestershire aa. The village has historical connections with two english queens, elizabeth woodville wife of edward iv and lady jane grey. It lies west of the river soar and is an important entrance to the city leading on to frog island. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796. At the end of groby lane is the village cricket pitch.

His job involves working with individuals and communitybased groups to research and present to the public leicestershire s archaeological heritage. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county, town, or parish, go to locating online databases. Sir john grey of groby married elizabeth woodville. Groby, or grooby, a village and a chapelry in ratby parish, leicestershire. A leicestershire landmark that was once the family home of lady jane grey has been listed for sale groby old hall is a newcomer to the property market, and is. The table below gives census piece numbers, where known.

Edward greys son sir john grey of groby married elizabeth woodville, who, after johns death married king edward iv. Photo gallery groby parish council in leicestershire. Get the groby, leicestershire, united kingdom local hourly forecast including temperature, realfeel, and chance of precipitation. Ulf is shown as the lord of markfield, groby blaby and ratby in the hundred of guthlaxton in leicestershire in 1066. A cyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash with a car on the a50 markfield road this morning. Their son thomas grey, 1st marquess of dorset made preparations for building the first bradgate house in the late 15th century but died before work. It is so rich with information that i have included the relevant abstract here, in full, along with a floor plan from the book. And now it is great to be able to report what appears to be an exciting addition which has come about as a result of one familys genealogical investigations. Leicestershire, england online genealogy records this chart shows links to countrywide collections. Mar 08, 20 groby old hall in leicestershire was once home to the legendary white queen. Mar, 2020 a cyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash with a car on the a50 markfield road this morning. The groby community library in leicester road is a branch of the leicester county council library system.