[1] It is situated 3 miles (5 km) north from Grantham, and on the A607 road which runs to the county town of Lincoln.

The 10th baronet commissioned architect Lewis Vulliamy in 1822–4 to build a new library which was then richly stocked with rare books and manuscripts, including a copy of the Gutenberg Bible.

On his death in 1831 the property passed to his widow Mary Anne, who married Sir Charles Ogle, Bt in 1834.

At first, these were unaffiliated but soon Syston Park became a Grand Prix venue attracting crowds of up to 30,000 and legends such as Stanley Woods, C. J. Williams and Tommy Cann.

[4] Raymond Mays returned in 1934 to test his new voiturette class racing car ERA R1A and the following year, 1935 Oxford and Cambridge held the Inter-'Varsities at Syston.