Castle Ashby House
| Castle Ashby | |
|---|---|
The façade of Castle Ashby | |
| Type | Prodigy house |
| Location | Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire |
| Coordinates | 52°13′28″N 0°44′19″W / 52.2245°N 0.7385°W |
| Built | 1574-c.1600 |
| Architectural style(s) | Elizabethan |
| Owner | Marquess of Northampton |
| Website | https://www.castleashbygardens.co.uk |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Castle Ashby |
| Designated | 3 May 1968 |
| Reference no. | 1371298 |
| Official name | Castle Ashby |
| Designated | 25 June 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1000385 |
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Castle Ashby, often Castle Ashby House (to differentiate it from the parish) is a country house at Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the seats of the Marquess of Northampton. The house, church, formal gardens and landscaped park are Grade I listed.
The original castle, a manor house, came about as the result of a licence obtained in 1306 by Walter Langton, Bishop of Coventry, to castellate his mansion in the village of Ashby. Sir Gerard Braybroke was at one time of Castle Ashby Manor. It is a leading example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, with a Palladian section closing the front courtyard added in the 18th century.