One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book where named Segrave,[2][3] it is listed amongst the lands in the wapentake of Goscote given to Henry de Ferrers[4] by King William I.

In March 1234, Richard Siward, at the head of a company of outlaws, ravaged Stephen de Segrave's native place, evidently Seagrave; burnt his fine houses, oxen, and stores of grain, and carried off many valuable horses and rich spoil.

The effects of parliamentary enclosure on social and economic aspects of England and its people can be understood by examining the results of the Seagrave Inclosure Act 1759 (33 Geo.

opened a new state of the art training facility on the site of the village's former Park Hill Golf Club in December 2020.

Williams, Ann; Haward Martin, Geoffrey (2003), Domesday Book: A Complete Translation, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-143994-7 Media related to Seagrave at Wikimedia Commons