sir wolstan dixie of market bosworth (1576 – 25 july 1650), great-nephew of the first sir wolstan dixie, and father of the 1st baronet. knighted by king james i in 1604, then of appleby magna. in 1608 he moved to market bosworth in 1608 and began work on the original manor house and dixie grammar school. in 1614 he was high sheriff of leicestershire and in 1625 its representative in parliament.