Groby
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Groby (pronounced Grooby) is situated about 5 miles northwest of the city of Leicester, in the county of Leicestershire, England, UK. The village has historical connections with two English Queens, Elizabeth Woodville (wife of Edward IV) and Lady Jane Grey.
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Groby (pronounced Grooby) is situated about 5 miles northwest of the city of Leicester, in the county of Leicestershire, England, UK. The village has historical connections with two English Queens, Elizabeth Woodville (wife of Edward IV) and Lady Jane Grey.
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...the value was 20s; now 60s." Ulf is shown as the lord of Markfield, Groby Blaby and Ratby in the hundred of Guthlaxton in Leicestershire in 1066. By 1086, the lord was Hugh de Grandmesnil who was also associated with the hundreds of Goscote, Guthlaxton and Gartree in Leicestershire. The estate was held by the Ferrers family until 1445 when it passed to the Grey family. By 1800 the village had expanded with the population reaching 250, and by 1920 it had reached 1,000.
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