Easton Neston is a large grade I listed country house in the parish of Easton Neston near Towcester in Northamptonshire, England. It was built by William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster (1648–1711), in the Baroque style to the design of the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Easton Neston House in 1987
Easton Neston undergoing building work in 2007
A proposal for Easton Neston published in Vitruvius Britannicus in 1715; the central block was built in accordance with the proposal except that the cupola was not added to the roof and the flanking wings, gateway, and forecourt walls shown were ultimately not built.[citation needed]
The south entrance lodges to Easton Neston on the Old Towcester Road, with the estate and the tree-lined River Tove visible in the background
Towcester is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative centre of the South Northamptonshire district.
St Lawrence's Church and Towcester Town Hall
St Lawrence's Church, Towcester
Watling Street, looking north
Chantry House, Watling Street