Estates
The main family seat of the Earls of Stamford in later years was Dunham Massey Hall, near Altrincham, Cheshire. Dunham Massey was bequeathed to the National Trust by the 10th and last Earl, but continues to be lived in by the Turnbull family, descendants of the late Lady Jane Turnbull, née Grey, sister and only sibling of the 10th Earl.
Another ancestral seat of the Grey family was Enville Hall, Staffordshire, and the house is occupied by members of the family to this day. This was devised by George Harry Grey, 7th Earl of Stamford to his great niece, Catherine Payne, who married Sir Henry Foley Lambert, 7th Baronet (who took the surname Grey) in 1905, and subsequently to his granddaughter.
The original family seat, Bradgate Park in Leicestershire, was only used for hunting after the family moved to Enville. It is now held in trust for public enjoyment.
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