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Thorpe Hall is a mansion at Longthorpe, Peterborough in Northamptonshire. It is located a mile west of Peterborough city centre and was built by Peter Mills between 1653 and 1656, for the Lord Chief Justice, Oliver St John. While parliamentary soldiers were in Peterborough in 1643 during the Civil War, they ransacked the cathedral. Parliament disposed of Church property to raise money for the army and navy and the parliamentarian Oliver St John bought the lease to the manor of Longthorpe and built Thorpe Hall. The house is unusual in being one of the very few mansions built during the Commonwealth period. A maternity hospital from 1943 to 1970, it was transferred to the National Health Service in 1948. In 1986 it was acquired by the Sue Ryder Foundation and began use as a hospice. It is within the council area of Peterborough.
Historic England Grade I Listed 1126912.

Place Type: Historic House
Historic County: Northamptonshire
Division of County: Soke of Peterborough
Lat, Long: 52.572635,-0.27427894
Grid Reference: TL 1705 9860
Council Area: Peterborough CA
Strategic Authority Area: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough SA
Police Area: Cambridgeshire PA

GBPN ID: 305057
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Thorpe_Hall,_Northamptonshire_305057

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