The House from a 1909 postcard
Built / Designed For: Spring family
House & Family History: Lady Catherine Grey, sister of Lady Jane Grey and great granddaughter of Henry VII, was brought to Cockfield in 1567, where she died the following year.
Country Life: LV, 532, 1924.
Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III: East Anglia
Author: Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
Year Published: 1981
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Arthur Hopton, 16th century. Sir William Spring, 1st Bt., 17th century. Sir Robert Brooke, early 17th century; Elizabeth Brooke, 17th century. Sir Charles Blois, 1st Bt., 18th century; Blois family here from 1686 until 1997.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No