Carlton Curlieu Hall is a privately owned 17th century country house at Carlton Curlieu

Carlton Curlieu

Carlton Curlieu is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, about eleven miles south-east of Leicester city centre, and not far from Kibworth. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 30....

, Leicestershire. It is the home of the Palmer family

Palmer Baronets

There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Palmer, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...

 and is a Grade II* listed building.

John Bale purchased land at Carlton Curlieu in 1549 and in 1575 his nephew and namesake acquired the Manor estate. His son, also John Bale, High Sheriff of Leicestershire

High Sheriff of Leicestershire

This is a list of High Sheriffs of Leicestershire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...

 in 1624, replaced the old manor house with the present house on the same site in 1636.

The house which incorporates later alterations, presents an entrance front of five bays and three storeys with basements. The central and end bays protrude forward up to second storey height; the central serving as the Doric order

Doric order

The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...

 columned entrance porch. The upper storey has five Dutch gables.

Following the death in 1654 of Sir John Bale Bt

Bale Baronets

The Baronetcy of Bale of Carleton Curlieu was created in the Baronetage of England on 3 November 1643 for John Bale of Carlton Curlieu Hall, Leicestershire, High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1624. The baronetcy became extinct upon the death of the first Baronet in 1654.-Bale of Carleton Curlieu :*...

 first and only Bale Baronet, the house was sold in 1664 to Sir Geoffrey Palmer Bt

Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet

Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL was an English lawyer and politician.Born in Carlton, Northamptonshire, he obtained a BA from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1616 and a MA 1619. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 14 June 1616 and called to the bar on 23 May 1623...

 of East Carlton

East Carlton

East Carlton is a village and civil parish located in the county of Northamptonshire, on the beautiful Welland valley. It is only a few miles west of the town of Corby and is administered as part of the Corby Borough...

 Hall, Northamptonshire, Attorney General

Attorney General

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in 1660.

The house became the principal seat of the Palmer family following the sale of East Carlton in 1933