Corporate DS/UK/M/3694 Gresley; Manor of Castle Gresley; Manor Manor of Castle Gresley Manor Gresley Gresley

At the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, Gresley would seem to have been held among the lands of Nigel de Stafford, although it is not recorded as such. Nigel’s son, William, seems to have taken the name of Gresley in the early 12th century. It would also seem that he or one of his descendants built a castle at Gresley. The manor would seem to have originally been called Gresley and may have taken the name of Castle Gresley to differentiate it from the manor held by Gresley Priory, which may have become known as Church Gresley after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The manor of Castle Gresley remained with the Gresley family down into the 20th century, making it one of the very few manors to have had the same family as lord from its earliest days. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) The Gresleys of Drakelowe by Falconer Madan (1899) Magna Britannia: Volume 5: Derbyshire by Daniel and Samuel Lysons (1817) p. 170 The History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire by T. Bulmer (1895) p. 724 Yes DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 31/07/2021 62ab8c4e-257d-4066-92fb-f213b63c8d16