Castle Ashby, often Castle Ashby House 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 façade of Castle Ashby
The house today
Elevation and ground floor (left) and first floor (right) plans. Key rooms include: great hall (top of courtyard, centre and right through both storeys); great chamber (top right on first floor); chapel (bottom right through both storeys); long gallery (bottom centre on first floor).
The Parvise at Castle Ashby
Marquess of Northampton is a title that has been created twice, firstly in the Peerage of England (1547), then secondly in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1812). The current holder of this title is Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton.
Castle Ashby House in Northamptonshire