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Astwell House (aka Astwell Castle) is a manor house near Helmdon, Northamptonshire. The house is part of an early 17th-century manor house incorporating the remains of a late 15th-century moated manor house. The 15th-century remains comprise a three-storey gatehouse with stair and garderobe turrets which originally formed the east range of a moated courtyard house. The hall range stood opposite and a chapel occupied the east end of the south range, which was rebuilt in the mid 16th century. The house was partly demolished and rebuilt around 1606. The east end of the south range, adjacent to the gatehouse, was extended to the south at this time. The majority of the house was demolished in the late 18th century, leaving only the gatehouse and the extended section of the south range. This range was altered in the 19th century and again in the late 1950s. The house is within the council area of West Northamptonshire.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1041132.

Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Lat, Long: 52.091717,-1.1138988
Grid Reference: SP 6080 4407
Civil Parish: Helmdon CP
Council Area: West Northamptonshire CA
Police Area: Northamptonshire PA

GBPN ID: 299662
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Astwell_House,_Northamptonshire_299662

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