Neville was the second son of
Richard Griffin Neville, 3rd Baron Braybrooke (1783–1858), by his wife Lady Jane Cornwallis (1798–1856), daughter of the
2nd Marquess Cornwallis. His father was a maternal descendant of the
Neville family. He was born in 1823, and was educated at
Eton and
Magdalene College, Cambridge. In February 1861 he succeeded his brother as fifth
Baron Braybrooke, and inherited the estate of
Audley End. He took a great interest in local affairs and was important to the neighbouring town of
Saffron Walden and to the county of
Essex. Lord Braybrooke was hereditary visitor of
Magdalene College, Cambridge, and served as
Justice of the peace,
Deputy Lieutenant, and
Vice-Lieutenant of Essex. He was a captain of the
17th Essex Rifle Volunteers. He died at Audley End on 7 June 1902. He married on 9 October 1849 Florence Priscilla Alicia Maude (1825–1914), daughter of
Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden and sister of the
Earl de Montalt. They had an only child, Augusta Neville (1860–1903), who married Richard Strutt (1848–1927), a younger son of the
2nd Baron Rayleigh. The barony was inherited by a younger brother,
Latimer Neville (1827–1904). ==References==