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About Sulgrave

George Washington the famous american president has his roots set firmly here amid ancient English countryside.

Americans from all over the U.S.A. add this village to their tour itinery. They converge here to visit the ancestral home of their illustrious first president, George Washington. Sulgrave Manor, was built in 1550 by Lawrence Washington, a wool merchant from whom George Washington is decended. To-day, this house is a museum and many mementoes of the president and his wife are on display - these include a piece of Martha Washingtons Wedding Gown.

The Medieval church of St. James still has the 17th-century Pew used by the Washington family and also on display is a Brass monument to Lawrence Washington and his wife Anne

Presenting a picture typical of English tranquility, the main drive into Sulgrave is lined by grass verges and trees. There is an interesting complexity of cottages and houses that have been there for hundreds of years. One has the date 1636 engraved on its Porch.

To the west of Sulgrave, there are two famous Battle-grounds. The one is close to Upper Wardington where a battle to place in 1469 and the other, close to Cropredy, dates 1644.

Sulgrave is six miles the north of Brackley and approximately the same distance from Banbury. As such it is ideally placed for exploring many of the historic sites that populate the towns and villages of this great area.

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Sulgrave

Sulgrave Manor	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)	Pictures
Canons Ashby House	(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction N)	Pictures
Banbury Museum	(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Silverstone Motor Racing Circuit	(7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction E)	Pictures
Stowe Landscape Gardens	(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Broughton Castle	(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Burton Dassett Hills Country Park	(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NW)	Pictures
The Old Gaol Museum	(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Brook Cottage Gardens, Alkerton	(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction W)	Pictures
Daventry Country Park	(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction N)	Pictures
Upton House	(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction W)	Pictures
Swalcliffe Barn	(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction W)	Pictures
Althorp	(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve	(14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Salcey Forest	(15.9 miles, 25.5 km, direction E)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Sulgrave

Culworth, in the county of Northamptonshire (1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction NW)
Sweet Northamptonshire village set amid delightful open countryside which centuries ago was sufficiently important to have it's own fair and market.
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Cropredy, in the county of Oxfordshire (5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction W)
Famous for the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, which took place in 1644 when on the 29th of June King Charles I was victorious over Waller, leader of the Cromwellian troops.
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Banbury, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction SW)
This is one of the best known town's in England. It was made famous by its celebrated cross of 1859, built in honour of the...
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Everdon, in the county of Northamptonshire (8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)
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Aynho, in the county of Northamptonshire (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction S)
There is a pale beauty about Aynho that is enhanced only by the pale golden fruit that flourishes in these parts and caused this lovely place to become known as 'The Apricot Village'.
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Farnborough, in the county of Warwickshire (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction W)
Traditionally known as the last outpost of the Cotswolds.
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Badby, in the county of Northamptonshire (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction N)
Badby is an attractive village spread around a hillside. It shows a confection of pretty cottages, some of which are thickly thatched with creeper climbing up to pretty dormer windows.
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Wroxton, in the county of Oxfordshire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction W)
Quintessential pretty Oxfordshire village showing a wealth of attractive thatched cottages, built mostly following a fire which struck the village during the latter half of the 17th-century.
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Burton Dassett, in the county of Warwickshire (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction W)
Delightful place in pleasant Warwickshire countryside.
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Buckingham, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SE)
Said to have been founded by 'Bucca' leader of the first Anglo Saxon settlers during the 7th century AD, and declared the county...
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Stoke Bruerne, in the county of Northamptonshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction E)
Lying just south of Northampton this beautiful canal village offers a wealth of interest to any boating enthusiast or any country lover.
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Edgehill, in the county of Warwickshire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction W)
Historic Warwickshire spot where Charles I raised his standard in 1642.
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Stony Stratford, a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction E)
The pretty market town of Stony Stratford is an ancient town built around the Roman road 'Watling Street' which runs through the...
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Northampton, in the county of Northamptonshire (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction NE)
The landscape of Northampton is dotted with reminders of its illustrious history. Despite the great fire of 1675 when much of...
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Middle Claydon, in the county of Buckinghamshire (15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction SE)
This genteel place is famous for the great house that has connections with Florence Nightingale.
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Nearby travel help

M40 Junction 11	(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction W)
Banbury Station	(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction SW)
Kings Sutton Station	(6.9 miles, 11.0 km, direction SW)
M40 Junction 10	(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction S)
Birmingham International Airport	(33.8 miles, 54.3 km, direction NW)
London Luton Airport	(38.1 miles, 61.3 km, direction SE)
Sulgrave to London	(61.2 miles, 98.4 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Sulgrave

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Sulgrave center
The Kings Head	(5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction SE)
Crown Hotel	(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction S)
The Bowling Green Steakhouse Hotel	(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction SW)
Cromwell Lodge Hotel	(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction SW)
Mercure Whately Hall Banbury	(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SW)
The Lismore Hotel	(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SW)
Best Western Banbury House	(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SW)
Red Lion Hotel	(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction SW)
Whittlebury Hall	(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction E)
Hellidon Lakes - A QHotel	(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction N)
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