Leicester he fell ill. The group escorting him was concerned enough to stop at Leicester to rest at Leicester Abbey. There, Wolsey's condition quickly worsened. He died on 29 November 1530 and was buried at Leicester Abbey, now Abbey Park. Lady Jane Grey, who claimed the English throne for nine days in June 1553, was born at Bradgate Park near Leicester around 1536. Queen Elizabeth I's intimate and former suitor, Robert Dudley, was given the Earldom of Leicester. The Corporation of Leicester opposed the efforts of Charles I of England to disafforest the nearby Leicester Forest, believing them to be likely
Sheet Hedges Wood and privet. Between the two woodland blocks, the fields have had some broadleaved tree planting, and encouragement of natural regeneration. An area of meadow is also managed as a wildflower hay meadow. The wood and meadow are managed by Leicestershire County Council. Less than south is Groby Pool, an area of natural open water, with its own car park. north, accessed via a footpath or Groby Lane, is Bradgate Park, a large deer park and open public space. Sheet Hedges Wood Sheet Hedges Wood is in the parish of Newtown Linford, and lies some north of Groby, in Leicestershire, UK.