Historic houses · West Midlands
Guilsborough House
Guilsborough House — country house on Guilsborough, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Dave Kelly — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Long Buckby · 8.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Guilsborough House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "country house on Guilsborough, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.3486°, -1.0071°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Guilsborough House is a country house in Guilsborough near Northampton, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The house was built in 1632 and was extended in the 18th century and the 19th century. In 1933, Captain Robert Treeck, a Baron and German agent, reporting directly to Hitler, had moved to England together with his Chilean mistress (later wife in 1938), Baroness Violetta Schroeders. He leased two properties: Luckington Manor in Wiltshire, and Guilsborough House, his main residence, where he entertained lavishly and rode with the Pytchley Hunt. In September 1939, Treeck vanished, and Guilsborough and its contents were placed under the control of the Custodian of Enemy Property. During the Second World War the house was the headquarters of IV Corps until August 1940 when the corps moved to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3486, -1.0071
- District
- West Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Guilsborough
- Postcode
- NN6 8RA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Daventry
- Nearest railway station
- Long Buckby — 8.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q23305620 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Guilsborough House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Guilsborough House?
- Guilsborough House is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN6 8RA), in the parish of Guilsborough.
- Is Guilsborough House a listed building?
- Guilsborough House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Guilsborough House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NN6 8RA. It sits within the Daventry parliamentary constituency.