Jennifer Gretton, Baroness Gretton
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Jennifer Ann Gretton, Baroness Gretton, JP
(born 14 June 1943) is the current Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
.
She was born in St Ives
, Cornwall
, and married the 3rd Lord Gretton. Since her husband's death in 1989, Lady Gretton has run the family's Stapleford Park
Estate, in Stapleford
, Leicestershire
.
Jennifer, Lady Gretton has two children: Hon. Sarah Margaret Gretton (born 1971) who is married with two children; and John Lysander Gretton, 4th Baron Gretton (born 1975) who is married with one son.
Jennifer, Lady Gretton became a Deputy Lieutenant
of Leicestershire in 2001, and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
on 1 February 2003. She became a Dame of the Order of St John in 2004.
The Gretton family also own the Stapleford Miniature Railway
. The 2nd Lord Gretton installed the Stapleford Miniature Railway at Stapleford Park in 1958 which operated until 1982. The railway was mothballed when the park closed, but during the 1990s the FSMR friends supporting group was formed and the railway restored under the stewardship of Jennifer, Lady Gretton who is now president of the FSMR. Jennifer, Lady Gretton became President of LOROS (a charity providing hospice care in Leicestershire) in 1999 with the railway opening twice yearly since 1995 in support of the hospice.
Jennifer, Lady Gretton is also President of the Melton Mowbray and District Model Engineering Society
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(born 14 June 1943) is the current Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire.*Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset 1549–1551*Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1551–1552...
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She was born in St Ives
St Ives, Cornwall
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, and married the 3rd Lord Gretton. Since her husband's death in 1989, Lady Gretton has run the family's Stapleford Park
Stapleford Park
Stapleford Park is a Grade I listed country house in Stapleford near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England, now used as a hotel. It was originally the seat of the Sherard family, later the Earls of Harborough and from 1894, of Baron Gretton....
Estate, in Stapleford
Stapleford, Leicestershire
Stapleford is a village in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, east of Melton Mowbray. It is just south of the River Eye, and is part of the civil parish of Freeby....
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
.
Jennifer, Lady Gretton has two children: Hon. Sarah Margaret Gretton (born 1971) who is married with two children; and John Lysander Gretton, 4th Baron Gretton (born 1975) who is married with one son.
Jennifer, Lady Gretton became a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Leicestershire in 2001, and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire.*Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset 1549–1551*Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1551–1552...
on 1 February 2003. She became a Dame of the Order of St John in 2004.
The Gretton family also own the Stapleford Miniature Railway
Stapleford Miniature Railway
Stapleford Miniature Railway is a historic steam locomotive-hauled gauge railway at Stapleford Park, Stapleford near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England....
. The 2nd Lord Gretton installed the Stapleford Miniature Railway at Stapleford Park in 1958 which operated until 1982. The railway was mothballed when the park closed, but during the 1990s the FSMR friends supporting group was formed and the railway restored under the stewardship of Jennifer, Lady Gretton who is now president of the FSMR. Jennifer, Lady Gretton became President of LOROS (a charity providing hospice care in Leicestershire) in 1999 with the railway opening twice yearly since 1995 in support of the hospice.
Jennifer, Lady Gretton is also President of the Melton Mowbray and District Model Engineering Society
External links
- Lord Lieutenant details, Leicestershire County Council
- Lord Lieutenant's biographical details (PDF)
- Stapleford Park
- John Henrik Gretton, 3rd Baron Gretton, thepeerage.com
- Stapleford miniature railway
- LOROS