Althorp

Althorp is a Grade I listed stately home and estate in the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, England of about 13,000 acres (5,300 ha). By road it is about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the county town of Northampton and about 75 miles (121 km) northwest of central London, situated between the villages of Great Brington and Harlestone. It has been held by the Spencer family for more than 500 years, and has been owned by Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer since 1992. It was also the home of Lady Diana Spencer from her parents' divorce until her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales.

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Althorp House
estate, historic house museum, English country house, 

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  Barton Seagrave Castle ⓘ
  castle in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom  

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  Coton Manor ⓘ
  manor house in Ravensthorpe, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Boughton House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Weekley, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne ⓘ
  museum in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Canons Ashby House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Daventry, United Kingdom

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  Cottesbrooke Hall ⓘ
  country house and estate in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Cowper and Newton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Farnborough Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Warwickshire, England, UK

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  Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum ⓘ
  Railway museum in Irchester, England

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  Kelmarsh Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house and museum in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Kettering Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Lamport Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Milton Keynes Museum ⓘ
  museum in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

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  Northampton and Lamport Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the UK

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  Rushden Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

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  Stanford Hall, Leicestershire ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum near Lutterworth, United Kingdom

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  Stowe House ⓘ
  country house located in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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  Sulgrave Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed building and house museum in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Sywell Aviation Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire

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  Turvey Abbey ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum ⓘ
  

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  Althorp ⓘ
  stately home and estate in West Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Northampton Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Northampton, England, UK

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  78 Derngate - The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Manor House Museum, Kettering ⓘ
  museum in Kettering, England, UK

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  Percy Pilcher Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lutterworth, England, UK

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  Marton Museum of Country Bygones ⓘ
  museum in Marton, Rugby, England, UK

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  Wollaston Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Daventry Museum ⓘ
  museum in Daventry, England, United Kingdom

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  Harborough Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicestershire, United Kingdom

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  Wellingborough Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Lutterworth and District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lutterworth, England, United Kingdom

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  Naseby Battle And Farm Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kettering, England, UK

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  Carpetbagger Aviation Museum ⓘ
  museum in Harrington, England, UK

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  Rugby Art Gallery and Museum ⓘ
  Art gallery and museum in the United Kingdom

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  Earls Barton Museum of Local Life ⓘ
  museum in Northampton, England, UK

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  Desborough Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Desborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Rothwell, England, UK

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  Piddington Roman Villa Museum ⓘ
  museum in Piddington, England, United Kingdom

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  Rushden Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rushden, England, UK

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  Rugby School Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rugby, England, UK

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  Armourgeddon Military Museum ⓘ
  museum in Husbands Bosworth, England, UK

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1884 Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

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1917 78 Derngate - The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House

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1950 Manor House Museum, Kettering

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1958 Percy Pilcher Museum

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1964 Marton Museum of Country Bygones

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1979 Wollaston Museum

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1982 Daventry Museum

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1983 Harborough Museum

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1987 Wellingborough Museum

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1991 Lutterworth and District Museum

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1995 Naseby Battle And Farm Museum

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1997 Carpetbagger Aviation Museum

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2000 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum

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2001 Earls Barton Museum of Local Life

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2003 Desborough Heritage Centre

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2003 Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre

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2004 Piddington Roman Villa Museum

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2006 Rushden Museum

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2007 Rugby School Museum

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2013 Armourgeddon Military Museum

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Hawking or Falconry Tower at Althorp 1901

Althorp in 1677 by John Vosterman

Neale(1818) p3.112 - Althorp, Northamptonshire

The Long Library at Althorp House 1822

Lorenzo Magalotti - Althorpe travelsofcosmoth00magarich 0273

William Daniell - Althorp House, Northamptonshire - B1986.29.363 - Yale Center for British Art

Neale(1818) p3.110 - Althorp, Northamptonshire

Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the library of George John, earl Spencer (1814) (14771177594)

Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the library of George John, earl Spencer (1814) (14770384051)

Aedes Althorpianae, or, An account of the mansion, books, and pictures of Althorp - the residence of George John Earl Spencer to which is added a supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana (1822) (14779251022)

• Althorp House catalogue raisonné, 1851 - catalogue of paintings in Althorp House, by John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, 1851
• Althorp House catalogue raisonné, 1851 - catalogue of paintings in Althorp House, by John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, 1851
• Secrets of Althorp - The Spencers - documentary film, 2013

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Barton Seagrave Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Coton Manor	manor house, garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Boughton House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne	independent museum, museum building, transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Canons Ashby House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cottesbrooke Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cowper and Newton Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Farnborough Hall	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelmarsh Hall	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kettering Museum and Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lamport Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Milton Keynes Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Northampton and Lamport Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Rushden Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stanford Hall, Leicestershire	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stowe House	English country house, school building, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sulgrave Manor	historic house museum, independent museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Sywell Aviation Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Turvey Abbey	English country house, historic house museum, nunnery	Wikidata
site	museum		Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1508	Althorp	historic house museum, estate, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Northampton Museum and Art Gallery	art gallery, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1917	78 Derngate - The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House	terrace house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1950	Manor House Museum, Kettering	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Percy Pilcher Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	Marton Museum of Country Bygones	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Wollaston Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Daventry Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Harborough Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Wellingborough Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Lutterworth and District Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Naseby Battle And Farm Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Carpetbagger Aviation Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Rugby Art Gallery and Museum	art museum, local authority museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Earls Barton Museum of Local Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Desborough Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Piddington Roman Villa Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Rushden Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Rugby School Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Armourgeddon Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Hawking or Falconry Tower at Althorp 1901		Commons
commons	image		Althorp in 1677 by John Vosterman		Commons
commons	image		Neale(1818) p3.112 - Althorp, Northamptonshire		Commons
commons	image		The Long Library at Althorp House 1822		Commons
commons	image		Lorenzo Magalotti - Althorpe travelsofcosmoth00magarich 0273		Commons
commons	image		William Daniell - Althorp House, Northamptonshire - B1986.29.363 - Yale Center for British Art		Commons
commons	image		Neale(1818) p3.110 - Althorp, Northamptonshire		Commons
commons	image		Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the library of George John, earl Spencer (1814) (14771177594)		Commons
commons	image		Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the library of George John, earl Spencer (1814) (14770384051)		Commons
commons	image		Aedes Althorpianae, or, An account of the mansion, books, and pictures of Althorp - the residence of George John Earl Spencer to which is added a supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana (1822) (14779251022)		Commons