Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Granby's Head 1846,1863 White

• Granby Inn 1877 ib

• Granby Hotel 1925 Kelly

Etymology

( lost ) is Granby 's Head 1846, 1863White, Granby Inn 1877 ib, Granby Hotel 1925 Kelly ; originally with reference to John Manners , Marquis of Granby from 1721 to 1770 , who became a popular hero as leader of the victorious cavalry at Warburg in 1760 . He had many English hostelries named in his honour . The Marquis of Granby is the title of the heir of the county 's senior peer , the Duke of Rutland , resident at Belvoir Castle .