ðə sˈɪtwɛlz ʌv hˈoːɹlsi, dˈɜːbiʃɚ, wɜː ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðə sˈɪtwɛl fˈæmɪli ʌv lˈɛmɪŋtən hˈeɪstɪŋz, wˈɔːɹɪkʃɚ, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ hæd ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ðə lˈɔːɹdʃɪp ʌvðə mˈænɚɹ ˌɔn mˈæɹiɪŋ ɐ wˈɛlɚ fˈæmɪli ˈɛɹɛs.
The Sitwells of Horlsey, Derbyshire, were related to the Sitwell family of Leamington Hastings, Warwickshire, where they had inherited the lordship of the manor on marrying a Wheler family heiress.