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Bradgate is a mediæval park and a ruined 16th-century house near Newton Linford, Leicestershire. The first mention of Bradgate Park is from 1241, by which time it was laid out as a deer park. The park was greatly extended in the late 15th century. The park still has herds of red and fallow deer, which probably have an unbroken occupancy since mediæval times. Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset built Bradgate House, completing it around 1520. The house was one of the first unfortified great houses in England and one of the earliest post-Roman use of bricks. It is believed that the house was the birthplace of Lady Jane Grey. The Grey family moved out of Bradgate after 1739, after which it began a long decline and is now a spectacular ruin. The estate is within the council area of Charnwood (Leicestershire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1008831.

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County: Leicestershire
Lat, Long: 52.686841,-1.2117196
Grid Reference: SK 5338 1019
Civil Parish: Newtown Linford CP
Council Area: Charnwood CA (Leicestershire CA)
Police Area: Leicestershire PA

GBPN ID: 300068
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Bradgate,_Leicestershire_300068

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