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Ashby Manor House is a 14th-century house at Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire. The manor was given as a gift to Hugh de Grandmesnil by William the Conqueror and passed to various other occupants until 1375, when it passed into the Catesby family. In 1605 Robert Catesby and his fellow conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, gathered in the Manor’s gatehouse where they conspired to assassinate James I and his courtiers by blowing up the Houses of Parliament, in one of England’s most notorious acts of treason, the Gunpowder Plot. The house was constructed during the 16th - 17th century, incorporating the old mediæval house. It was enlarged in 1652 and modernised from 1904 to 1929 by Edwin Lutyens. It has also been extensively and faithfully restored. It is within the council area of West Northamptonshire.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1367130.

Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Lat, Long: 52.30963,-1.1603943
Grid Reference: SP 5733 6827
Civil Parish: Ashby St Ledgers CP
Council Area: West Northamptonshire CA
Police Area: Northamptonshire PA

GBPN ID: 303174
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Ashby_Manor_House,_Northamptonshire_303174

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