Northamptonshire - Historic County

Northamptonshire - Historic County - England

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Northamptonshire - Historic County - England The county of Northamptonshire in central England is known as the county of Spires and Squires, a county famous for its shoe industry. Northamptonshire's has a rolling landscapes with fine views over undulating countryside. In the north of the county is the Nene Valley made up of rich pastureland and woodland. Barnwell Country Park a mosaic of lakes, ponds and meadows in a loop of the river Nene, a haven for wildlife including otters, heron, kingfishers, grebes, swans, geese and ducks. Historic market town of Oundle situated by the River Nene. Many of the villages are built with silver grey stone, often tinged with iron ore. Northampton and Lamport Railway a classic steam and heritage diesel operated railway. Set in 450 acres of idyllic park, Althorp House is the home of the Spencer family for the last 500 years and the final resting place of Princess Diana; The exhibition about Diana, Princess of Wales includes unique childhood cine footage, the famous bridal gown and over twenty of the Princess's most memorable outfits. Silverstone Race Circuit the home of English motorsport and the British Grand Prix. The remains of Fotheringhay Castle where Mary Queen of Scots was executed. Holdenby House and Falconry, a former prison of Charles I with a falconry centre as well as gardens to explore. Coton Manor Garden, the widely respected Good Gardens Guide says of Coton 'This is a beautifully maintained garden of exceptional charm with unexpected vistas at every turn, there is something for everyone here'.
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Explore a Haunted Building Dare you spend an evening in a haunted building? Peterborough Museum is not only the fascinating repository of the city's history and a great place to visit, but it's also Peterborough's most haunted building. With at least 8 different ghosts said to haunt the place. The tour is led by a costumed guide, who shows visitors around the building by candlelight, explaining the various paranormal happenings at the sites where they have taken place. Including the infamous back stairs, where people have reported seeing a ghostly servant falling to her death. The Candlelit Tour depends on dark nights, so there are no tours June - August, only when the nights have again grown dark!		All the Threes Rushton Triangular Lodge has three floors, each floor has three windows, and each window is a three-fold trefoil. There are three gables and three gargoyles on each side of the building and even the central chimney is three-sided. Built between 1595 and 1597, by Sir Thomas Tresham, who as a devout Catholic was repeatedly fined and imprisoned. So he devised the Triangular Lodge, as an architectural expression of his commitment to Roman Catholicism. The design of the building is based on the equilateral triangle, symbolic of the Holy Trinity. As you wander around the lodge look out for Tresham’s initials carved all over the building; and the many clover leaves found on shields and on top of the obelisks, which are part of his family crest. Sir Thomas Tresham liked to challenge people and thought that the trickier a puzzle was, the better. This symbolism extends to Tresham''s other local building projects, such as his market hall in Rothwell and his garden pavilion at Leyveden New Bield. Unusually, the Triangular Lodge was not lived in by Tresham, but by his rabbit-breeder!
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