▁Norman ▁family , ▁desc ended ▁from ▁N ig el ▁de ▁Staff ord , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Robert ▁de ▁Staff ord , ▁sc ion ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁families ▁in ▁England . ▁N ig el ' s ▁son , ▁also ▁named ▁N ig el , ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁G res ley ▁after ▁he ▁acquired ▁Castle ▁G res ley ▁in ▁Derby shire . ▁ ▁The ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁recorded ▁N ig el ▁de ▁Staff ord ▁holding ▁the ▁Man or ▁of ▁D rak el owe ▁near ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century , ▁and ▁his ▁descend ants , ▁the ▁G res le ys , ▁continued ▁to ▁hold ▁it ▁for ▁nine ▁hundred ▁years ▁– ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁any ▁family ▁in ▁England ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁owned ▁the ▁same ▁man or . ▁The ▁family ▁established ▁the ▁Pri ory ▁of ▁G res ley ▁near ▁their ▁castle ▁in ▁G res ley ▁before ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 2 0 0 . ▁D rak el owe ▁Hall , ▁latter ly ▁the ▁family ▁seat , ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁Elizabeth an ▁m ansion . ▁A ▁subs idi ary ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁a ▁seat ▁at ▁Nether se al ▁Hall , ▁Nether se al . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁were ▁reun ited ▁by ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Baron et ▁to ▁Rev . ▁William ▁G res ley , ▁R ector ▁of ▁Nether se al , ▁and ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁their ▁son ▁William ▁N ig el ▁G res ley ▁as ▁