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Sulgrave Manor is a mid-16th century Tudor hall house in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire. It was built in 1539 by Lawrence Washington, the 3rd great-grandfather of George Washington, first President of the United States. The manor passed out of the hands of the Washington family in the 17th century and by the 19th had descended to the status of a farmhouse. In 1911, Theodore Roosevelt, a former US president, suggested a memorial to commemorate 100 years of peace between the United Kingdom and the United States, and the manor was bought for this purpose in 1914. Between 1920 and 1930 the manor was restored from dereliction and a garden was also created. It is within the council area of West Northamptonshire.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1371865.

Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Lat, Long: 52.105881,-1.1829727
Grid Reference: SP 5605 4559
Civil Parish: Sulgrave CP
Council Area: West Northamptonshire CA
Police Area: Northamptonshire PA

GBPN ID: 304775
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sulgrave_Manor,_Northamptonshire_304775

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