GREY MANUSCRIPTS

The collection is made up of three main deposits and two smaller ones. This deposit consists of title deeds and relevant papers from 1415-1894 for the estate, mostly relating not to the Greys themselves, but to tenants and sub-tenants. Among these papers, which as yet are retained in their original bundles, are some probate and parish papers, mostly of Groby Peculiar Court. The series boasts a fine group of maps of the Breedon estate for the pre and post enclosure period (1758-1761) and various other plans and maps for the estate, 1774-1859.

It should be noted that these maps have specific numbers different to the reference number that must be quoted if they are to be accessed.

<p>For other papers concerning the Grey family see DE1982, DE453, DE5840 and DE6031.</p>

SCHEDULE of documents and papers deposited on permanent loan in the County Record Office, Leicester, by Mr. S.M. Woodrow of Messrs. Woodrow and Aysom, Solicitors, Leicester, with the consent of Mrs. Grey.

The Greys have been prominent in Leicestershire since the 15th Century, when the manor of Groby came to them through marriage with the Ferrers family. Their seat was at Bradgate Park until 1854, when the new Bradgate House was built near Markfield. Extensive estates were held in Leicestershire, though the Breedon estate was sold in 1873 and the remainder, in the Charnwood area, after the Great War.