Gardens · Yorkshire & the Humber
Norton Conyers House
Norton Conyers House — country house in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Norton Conyers House is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Address: HG4 5EQ. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.1810°, -1.5114°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ripon Parks SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Norton Conyers House is a grade II* listed late medieval manor house with Stuart and Georgian additions, in North Yorkshire, England, some 4 miles (7 km) north of Ripon. The frontage has distinctive Dutch-style gables and is thought to be the inspiration for Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre. Brontë visited Norton Conyers in 1839 as governess to the then-tenants' grandchildren. The house has a family legend of a madwoman confined in the attics. It has an 18th-century garden surrounding an Orangery. It is built in two storeys with a four-bay frontage to a square floor plan of brick with a Westmorland slate roof. The nearby stable block is also grade II listed.
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Background
History
The manor of Norton Conyers once belonged to Richard Norton who, with his sons, was executed for rebellion in 1569. After briefly belonging to the Musgraves it was acquired by Sir Richard Graham (–1654) in 1624 and, except for 20 years between 1862 and 1882, has remained in the Graham family ever since. Sir Richard Graham was a Royalist from Cumberland who was wounded in 1644 at the Battle of Marston Moor. The Graham Baronetcy, of Norton Conyers in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 November 1662 for Richard Graham (1636–1711), the second son of Sir Richard Graham (–1654), in honour of his services to the Restoration of the Monarchy.
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- Coordinates
- 54.1810, -1.5114
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Norton Conyers
- Postcode
- HG4 5EQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Official site
- nortonconyers.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7060608 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Norton Conyers House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Norton Conyers House - geograph.org.uk - 393458.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Norton Conyers House?
- Norton Conyers House is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HG4 5EQ), in the parish of Norton Conyers.
- Is Norton Conyers House a listed building?
- Norton Conyers House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Norton Conyers House a protected site?
- Yes — Norton Conyers House is part of the Ripon Parks SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Norton Conyers House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HG4 5EQ. It sits within the Skipton and Ripon parliamentary constituency.