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).
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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Worth seeing in and around Althorp
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Holdenby House
Holdenby House is a historic country house in Northamptonshire, traditionally pronounced, and sometimes spelt, Holmby. The house is situated in the parish of Holdenby, six miles northwest of Northampton and close to Althorp.
2.8 km · country house in Northamptonshire, UK · Wikipedia - 02All Saints Church, Holdenby
All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
2.6 km · church in Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Althorp
- Airports
- Birmingham (BHX), 54 km · London Luton (LTN), 63 km · East Midlands (EMA), 65 km
- Stations
- Althorp Park railway station, 1.1 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Althorp65 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £7–10
- Luton, Luton → Althorp60 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · £6–8
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Althorp76 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · £8–11
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No local-transport research exists yet for Althorp
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Althorp. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Althorp
Althorp is 37 km from Coventry, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- East Haddonvillage and civil parish in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom3.8 km
- Holdenbyvillage and civil parish in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom2.7 km
- West Northamptonshireunitary district in Northamptonshire, England, UK3.4 km
- Harlestonevillage and civil parish in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom2.4 km
- Bringtoncivil parish in Northamptonshire, UK2.8 km
- Great Bringtonvillage in Northamptonshire, England1.7 km