Edgcote Estate had already carved out an important place in English history nearly 1,000 years before it became a filming location in the BBC’s beloved 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
The sprawling Northamptonshire property was first granted to Norman nobleman Geoffrey of Mowbray following the 11th-century Norman Conquest, later passing to Isabel de Bruce—the grandmother of Scottish king Robert the Bruce—before eventually returning to the English crown in the 14th century. In 1469, the estate became the site of the Battle of Edgcote, one of the key conflicts during the Wars of the Roses. It even spent time in the hands of Anne of Cleves, who received the property as part of her divorce settlement from Henry VIII after their marriage was annulled in 1540.
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The main house features ornate cornicing and plasterwork and intricately carved fireplace mantels.
Ben Nicholson
