Castle Ashby
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Castle Ashby is the name of a civil parish, an estate village and an English country house
in rural Northamptonshire
. Historically the village was set up to service the needs of Castle Ashby Manor
, the seat of the Marquess of Northampton
. The village has one small pub-hotel, The Falcon. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 134 people. The village contains many houses rebuilt from the 1860s onwards. These include work by the architect E.F. Law of Northampton, whose work can also be seen nearby at Horton
Church. The castle is the result of a license obtained in 1306, for Langton, Bishop of Coventry
, to castellate his mansion in the village of Ashby.
English country house
The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a London house. This allowed to them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country...
in rural Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. Historically the village was set up to service the needs of Castle Ashby Manor
Castle Ashby Manor
Castle Ashby Manor was the seat of the Marquess of Northampton. The castle, a manor house, was the result of a license obtained in 1306, for Langton, Bishop of Coventry, to castellate his mansion in the village of Ashby. Sir Gerard Braybroke, Knt...
, the seat of the Marquess of Northampton
Marquess of Northampton
Marquess of Northampton is a title that has been created twice.-William Parr:First creation, 1547–1571The title was created for the first time in the Peerage of England in 1547 in favour of William Parr, brother of Catherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII. The title was forfeited...
. The village has one small pub-hotel, The Falcon. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 134 people. The village contains many houses rebuilt from the 1860s onwards. These include work by the architect E.F. Law of Northampton, whose work can also be seen nearby at Horton
Horton, Northamptonshire
Horton is named from the Old English meaning "muddy farmstead" and lies in the English county of Northamptonshire. It was originally an estate village, serving the now demolished Horton House and it is close to its neighbouring village Hackleton...
Church. The castle is the result of a license obtained in 1306, for Langton, Bishop of Coventry
Bishop of Coventry
The Bishop of Coventry is the Ordinary of the England Diocese of Coventry in the Province of Canterbury. In the Middle Ages, the Bishop of Coventry was a title used by the bishops known today as the Bishop of Lichfield....
, to castellate his mansion in the village of Ashby.