Groby is approximately 5 miles north-west of Leicester on the A50. Until 1896 it was part of the parish of Ratby. Its character and population has changed substantially since 1925, when the estate of the Earls of Stamford and Warrington was sold at auction. Daily schools for poorer families in 1818 (population 322 in 1811) … Continue reading Schools in Groby, 1818-1851