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Grafton Regis is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, on the border with Buckinghamshire. The village is east of the A508 road, on which it has a short frontage and two bus stops, and is around 8 miles (13 km) south of Northampton and 9 miles (14 km) north of Milton Keynes.
Elizabeth Woodville was born in about 1437 (no record of her birth survives), at Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire. She was the firstborn child of a socially unequal marriage between Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, which briefly scandalised the English court.
One of the best kept secrets of Northamptonshire, Grafton Regis is a small but historic village in the south of the county in the East Midlands area of England. We are located midway between the towns of Milton Keynes to the south and Northampton to the north, and close to the Grand Union Canal.
Grafton Regis. Grafton manor was acquired by Henry VIII in 1526 from Thomas, Second Marquis of Dorset. It was a house set on rising ground in the excellent hunting country of Northamptonshire.
Duke of Grafton is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for Henry FitzRoy, his second illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland. [2] . The most notable duke of Grafton was Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as Prime Minister from 1768–1770. [3]
Grafton Regis is a small, but historically significant village in South Northamptonshire, England. Elizabeth Woodville (The White Queen) married Edward IV at the Hermitage and it was once home to one of King Henry VIII's grand palaces which he frequented regularly throughout his reign.
Há 4 dias · Grafton Regis. A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 5, the Hundred of Cleley. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2002. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved. Citation:
