Court of the Peculiar of Groby (Commissary Court)

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Printed and Published Indexes
relating to the county of Leicester, proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester, 1495-1649 : and in the peculiars of St. Margaret Leicester, Rothley, Groby, Evington, and the unproved will, etc., previous to 1801

, ca. 1500-1800, held in the Leicestershire Record Office

Archive Location
The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester &amp; Rutland Address: Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester, LE18 2AH Telephone: 0116 257 1080. Email: recordoffice@leics.gov.uk

Archive Records
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Jurisdiction
This court had primary jurisdiction over the following parishes and places: Anstey, Bradgate Park and Hallgate, part of Charnwood Forest, Cropston, Glenfield, Newtown Linford, Ratby, Stanton under Bardon, and Swithland.