Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHoldenby Manor and gardens

Holdenby Manor and gardens

England
List entry 1006638
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006638
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.09 hectares
Grid reference
SP 69215 67475
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Holdenby Manor is a country house and estate in Northamptonshire that originated as a grand Elizabethan residence built by Sir Christopher Hatton in the late sixteenth century. The house and its associated gardens represent a significant example of Renaissance country house design and were substantially developed during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The estate underwent considerable alteration and partial demolition during the Civil War period and its aftermath, with much of the original structure substantially rebuilt or remodelled in later centuries. The surviving gardens and earthworks retain evidence of the designed landscape layout characteristic of the Tudor and Stuart periods, including formal garden features and the broader estate framework.

Holdenby Manor and gardens is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006638. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Holdenby Manor and gardens?

Holdenby Manor is a country house and estate in Northamptonshire that originated as a grand Elizabethan residence built by Sir Christopher Hatton in the late sixteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006638.

Who is responsible for protecting Holdenby Manor and gardens?

Holdenby Manor and gardens is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006638.

What other scheduled monuments are near Holdenby Manor and gardens?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement site 330yds (300m) N of mill (3 km), The Spencer Chapel, Great Brington Church (3.4 km), Great Brington village cross (3.5 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Holdenby Manor and gardens

Holdenby Manor and gardens stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.