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Northamptonshire - Castles, Cathedrals,
Monuments,
Stately Homes & Palaces
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Since the stone age, man has been
creating majestic structures that we still marvel at
today.
Whether you are interested in ancient monuments,
battlefield sites,
re-enactments,
Roman and Norman forts and castles, Stately Homes, Country Houses, Historic
Cathedrals, Ruined Abbeys etc, this is the page that
should give you the information you need.
Here we try to list properties in
private ownership but open to the public (even if only
occasionally) as well as those in the care of the
National Trust or English/Scottish Heritage.
We know that not all the
properties in Northamptonshire are listed. Please help us
make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
here.
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Kettering Heritage Quarter
Sheep Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16
0AN
Tel: 01536 534219
E-mail:
customerservices@kettering.gov.uk
Web:
www.kettering.gov.uk
A walk around Kettering's Heritage Quarter - PDF
guide available via the website above.
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Rockingham Castle
Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, LE16 8TH
Tel: 01536 770 240 Fax:
01536 771 692
E-mail:
estateoffice@rockinghamcastle.com
Web:
www.rockinghamcastle.com
Rockingham Castle is almost 1000 years old and
was built on the instruction of William the
Conqueror.
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All Saints' Church
Brixworth (680AD)
Church Street, Brixworth, NN6 9BZ
Tel: 01604 881046
E-mail:
info@friendsofbrixworthchurch.org.uk
Web:
www.friendsofbrixworthchurch.org.uk
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The largest surviving Anglo-Saxon building in
this country.
The historic Church of Brixworth (Circa 680
A.D.) lies about 7 miles north of Northampton
on the A508 road to Market Harborough.
It is open for visitors during the hours of
daylight.
For information about guided tours of the
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The Parish Church of All
Hallows
Church Street, Wellingborough, NN8 9EW
Tel: 01933 222002
E-mail:
tonyreadermoore@yahoo.co.uk
The ancient parish church of Wellingborough,
with features dating back to around 1150.
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Church of the Holy
Sepulchre
Sheep Street, Northampton, NN1 3NL
Tel: 01604 754782
E-mail:
crusader.round@btinternet.com
The 'Crusader Round' Northampton's oldest
standing building, dating back to 1100AD. Today
it is used for worship, concerts and theatre.
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Castle Ashby House
Canons Ashby, Daventry,
Northamptonshire, NN7 1LQ
Tel: 01327 861900 Fax:
01327 861909
E-mail:
canonsashby@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Tranquil Elizabethan manor
house set in beautiful gardens.
The home of the Dryden family since its
construction, Canons Ashby has survived more
or less unaltered since c.1710.
The intimate and atmospheric interior contains
wall paintings and Jacobean plasterwork of the
highest quality.
There are also a formal
garden with colourful herbaceous borders, an
orchard featuring varieties of fruit trees
from the 16th century and a surprisingly grand
church - all that remains of the Augustinian
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Canons Ashby House -
Photo:
Carol Walker
CCL |
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Kirby Hall
Near Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 3EN
Tel: 01536 203230
Kirby Hall is one of England’s greatest
Elizabethan and 17th-century houses. The hall is
partly roofless although most of its walls
survive to their full impressive height. The
great gardens were added in the late 17th
century.
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CUSTODIAN'S COTTAGE,
Kirby Hall, is a self
catering holiday property overlooking
the lawns & classic ruins
of the hall. It is
available through English Heritage.
More info... |
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Althorp
Althorp, Northamptonshire, NN7 9HQ
Tel: 01604 770 107 Fax:
01604 770 042
E-mail:
mail@althorp.com
Web:
www.althorp.com
Home to the Spencer family for almost 500 years.
All profits made from visitors to Althorp
are donated to charity.
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Boughton House
Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1BJ
Tel: 01536 515 731 Fax:
01536 417 255
E-mail:
llt@boughtonhouse.org.uk
Web:
www.boughtonhouse.org.uk
Home of the Duke of Buccleuch and his Montagu
ancestors since 1528.
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Coton Manor Garden
Coton, Northamptonshire, NN6 8RQ
Tel: 01604 740 219 Fax:
01604 740 838
E-mail:
pasleytyler@cotonmanor.fsnet.co.uk
Web:
www.cotonmanor.co.uk
This ten acre garden, originally designed in the
1920's surrounds a 17th century house.
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Cottesbrooke Hall &
Gardens
Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 8PF
Tel: 01604 505 808 Fax:
01604 505 619
E-mail:
enquiries@cottesbrooke.co.uk
Web:
www.cottesbrookehall.co.uk
Queen Anne house dating from 1702, rumoured to
be the inspiration for Jane Austen's 'Mansfield
Park'.
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Holdenby House, Gardens &
Falconry Centre
Holdenby, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 8DJ
Tel: 01604 770074 Fax:
01604 770962
E-mail:
enquiries@holdenby.com
Web:
www.holdenby.com
Former palace and prison of Charles I is now
open to the public.
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Lamport Hall and Gardens
Lamport Hall, Lamport, Northampton,
Northamptonshire, NN6 9HD
Tel: 01604 686 272 Fax:
01604 686 224
E-mail:
admin@lamporthall.co.uk
Web:
www.lamporthall.co.uk
Former home of the Isham family (1560 to 1976)
this 17th century hall , complete with peaceful
gardens and parkland, is home to an exceptional
collection of books, paintings and furniture.
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The Prebendal Manor House
Nassington, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, PE8
8QG
Tel: 01780 782 575
E-mail:
info@prebendal-manor.co.uk
Web:
www.prebendal-manor.co.uk
The oldest house in Northamptonshire, dating
back to the early 13th century.
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