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Denstone

in the county of Staffordshire

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Zeal Monachorum

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in the county of Northamptonshire

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Fotheringhay

Fotheringhay (27 Pictures) in the county of Northamptonshire

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NE of Thrapston)

The lantern tower of the Church of St. Mary and All Saints at Fotheringhay shines through the deepening shadows of the great trees that frame it, shadows matched in darkness by those less visible that haunt the village where the final tragedy of Mary, Queen of Scots was enacted...

A picture of Hallaton

Hallaton (18 Pictures) in the county of Leicestershire

(17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction NW of Thrapston)

Easter Monday sees the villages of Hallaton and Medbourne engaged in a riotous 'bottle kicking' contest which is said to have pagan origins...

Peterborough

Peterborough (143 Pictures) a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire

(17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction NE of Thrapston)

The magic of Peterborough lies in the richness of its beautiful Cathedral. It is a glorious historical treasure house, it is unique and quite beyond compare...

Stamford

Stamford (246 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Lincolnshire

(17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction N of Thrapston)

Of the 17 churches, only 6 now remain in Stamford, which is without doubt, one of the finest medieval towns in the British Isles, if not in Europe...

Olney Church

Olney (62 Pictures) a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire

(18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction S of Thrapston)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet...

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Lyveden New Bield

Lyveden New Bield (33 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.3 km, direction N)

This magnificent ruin is a rare romantic survival from the great Elizabethan period. The landscape on which the relic of this.....

Deene Park, Corby, Northamptonshire

Deene Park (5 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N)

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Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall (30 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NW)

Looking around the romantic ruin of Kirby Hall it is easy to imagine the splendour of an age when romance was all, and great.....

Rushton Triangular Lodge, Northamptonshire

Rushton Triangular Lodge (9 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction W)

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View from Rockingham Castle, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle (7 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction NW)

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Rockingham Castle Gardens, Corby, Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle Gardens (3 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction NW)

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Castle Ashby House, Northamptonshire

Castle Ashby House (4 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SW)

The magnificent building of Castle Ashby House is guarded by a pair of splendid 18th-century wrought iron gates. The castle was.....


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