England
Castle Ashby, often Castle Ashby House (to differentiate it from the parish) is a country house at Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the seats of the Marquess of Northampton. The house, church, formal gardens and landscaped park are Grade I listed.
The original castle, a manor house, came about as the result of a licence obtained in 1306 by Walter Langton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, to castellate his mansion in the village of Ashby. Sir Gerard Braybroke was at one time of Castle Ashby Manor. It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, with a Palladian section closing the front courtyard added in the 18th century.
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Castle Ashby House ranks #4,966 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #307 of the 360 mapped in England. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,373 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Milton Keynes, 21 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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