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	Canons Ashby House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The manor house was built in approximately 1550 with additions in the 1590s, in the 1630s and 1710; it has remained essentially unchanged since the 1710s.
		The interior of the house is noted for its Elizabethan wall paintings and its Jacobean plasterwork.
		The house sits in the midst of a formal garden with colourful herbaceous borders, an orchard featuring varieties of fruit trees from the 16th century, terraces, walls and gate piers from 1710.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canons_Ashby_House (161 words)

	Encyclopedia: Canons Ashby House
		The Elizabethan Era is the period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) and is often considered to be a golden age in English history.
		A manor house is a country house, which has historically formed the centre of a manor (see Manorialism).
		Canons Ashby is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Canons-Ashby-House (632 words)

	Canons Ashby House House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Canons Ashby is a country house cradled by time.
		Canons Ashby has an association with three important literary figures which span the centuries: Edmund Spencer (1552-99), author of The Faerie Queen; John Dryden, Poet Laureate, who visited the house in the 1650s to pay court to his cousin; and the playwright and novelist Samuel Richardson (1689-1761).
		The house and gardens are set in 70 acres of parkland.
	www.kellner.eclipse.co.uk /northants/ncanons.htm (369 words)

	Northamptonshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Northamptonshire has often been called the county of "squires and spires" due to its wide variety of historic buildings and country houses.
		During the English Civil War Northamptonshire strongly supported the Parliamentarian cause, and the Royalist forces suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Naseby in 1645 in the north of the county.
		King Charles I was later imprisoned at Holdenby House.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northamptonshire (2033 words)

	Gardensearch Directory > Gardens to Visit, Northamptonshire, UK
		Grand Elizabethan house, falconry centre and Elizabethan style gardens with fragrant borders and a collection of silver-leafed plants.
		Originally a Tudor manor and completed in the eighteenth century, this classic house is set in tranquil gardens.
		Dating from the early thirteenth century, the manor is the oldest house in the county and nestles in a recreated medieval garden covering six acres.
	www.gardensearch.co.uk /gardens/central_northants.htm (480 words)

	Ken Cooper - Cooperworks - Canons Ashby Paintings
		Canons Ashby is an historic country home in Northamptonshire owned by Britain’s National Trust.
		The home of the Dryden family since it was built, Canons Ashby House has remained mostly unaltered c.
		A National Trust representative who thought Ken would really appreciate the house and its environs suggested creating a series of paintings of Canons Ashby to Ken. Ken spent a week living in the Landmark Trust apartment in the house’s tower, and during that week sketched the place with his camera.
	www.deertracks.com /cooper/canonsashby.html (183 words)

	Canons Ashby House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The last major alterations to the main house were made in 1708-10 by Edward Dryden, cousin of the Poet Laureate, John Dryden although Sir Henry Dryden, the antiquary, made changes to the outbuildings between 1837 and 1898.
		The Drydens moved to Rhodesia after the second world war and were unable to maintain the property and it was given to The National Trust in 1980.
		Many of the contents are on long term loan from the Dryden family who retain a flat in the house.
	www.thebournes.demon.co.uk /uk_canon.htm (116 words)

	JOHN DRYDEN - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN DRYDEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His great-grandfather, who first carried the name south, and acquired by marriage the estate of Canons Ashby, is said to have known Erasmus, and to have been so proud of the great scholars friendship that he gave the name of Erasmus to his eldest son.
		Sir Gilbert Pickering, his cousin, was chamberlain to the ProtectOr, and was summoned to Cromwells House of Lords in 1657.
		He is said to have lived at first in the house of his first publisher, Herringman, with whom he was connected till 1679, when Jacob Tonson began to publish his books.
	70.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DR/DRYDEN_JOHN.htm (3757 words)

	DRYDEN, JOHN (1631-1700) - Online Information article about DRYDEN, JOHN (1631-1700) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ashby, is said to have known See also:
		" prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng.
		Shadwell that he had been clerk to Sir Gilbert Pickering, his cousin, who was chamberlain to Cromwell; and nothing is more likely than that he obtained some employment under his powerful cousin when he came to London.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /DRO_ECG/DRYDEN_JOHN_1631_1700_.html (4796 words)

	COUNTYWeb Leisure Locator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Almost unchanged since 1710 the house is still home to the Dryden Family.
		The grounds have a formal garden and an orchard with varieties of fruit trees from thr 16th Century.
		There is also the remains of the Augustinian Abbey from which the house gets its name.
	www.leisurelocator.co.uk /details.asp?VenueID=853 (47 words)

	Canons Ashby House on AboutBritain.com
		Canons Ashby is a romantic,16th century Elizabethan manor house, which has survived unaltered since 1710.
		The museum houses a unique collection of antiques and memorabilia gathered together by the owners over a period of sixty years.
		Housed in a restored cornmill in the picturesque village of Stoke Bruerne, the museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of inland waterways.
	www.aboutbritain.com /CanonsAshbyHouse.htm (534 words)

	Attractions within easy reach of Lime Trees Hotel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is the setting for the visitor centre, opened on 1st July 1998, which houses an exhibition celebrating the former Lady Diana Spencer’s life and honouring her memory after her death.
		Canons Ashby has important literary associations with Edmund Spencer, John Dryden (who visited his cousins here) and the playwright Samuel Richardson.
		The Museum is housed in a restored corn mill and vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of inland waterways.
	www.limetreeshotel.co.uk /attracts.htm (1648 words)

	Canons Ashby House (Northampton) - © Gardens-Guide.com - OPEN GARDENS UK & Ireland - Features, Admission, ...
		A lovely romantic garden set in rolling Northamptonshire countryside surrounding a very elegant old country house faced in the attractive golden-brown stone of that area.
		The West Court containing eight topiary yews was once the main entrance to the house but its sweep of lawn, espaliered walls and charming statue of a shepherd boy demonstrate the elegance of an early 18th century garden.
		The National Trust faced a difficult task in restoring this garden to its former grandeur but was aided by articles and photographs in 'Country Life' and earlier publications on garden design around the turn of the 20th century, which lauded Canons Ashby for the simple formality of its layout.
	www.gardens-guide.com /gardenpages/_0261.htm (349 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The English College, in Rome
		As soon as he returned to Douai (30 July, 1576) he sent ten students to Rome to form the nucleus of the new college; six more went in 1577, and again six in 1578.
		Gregory Martin, writing on 26 May, 1578, to Father Campion, tells him that twenty-six students are living either in the hospice itself or in the house next door, which has internal communication with the hospice (Douai Diaries, Appendix, p.
		The revenues of the hospital have been transferred to the seminary, except what is required for the entertainment of the pilgrims" (Douai Diaries, lviii, and Appendix, p.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05472b.htm (1854 words)

	Canons Ashby House near Daventry, Northamptonshire - Heart of England - UK Attraction
		Canons Ashby House near Daventry, Northamptonshire - Heart of England - UK Attraction
		Canons Ashby, Near Daventry, Northamptonshire NN11 3SD - England, UK Phone: +44 (0)1327 860044 - Fax:+44 (0)1327 860168
		There are also a formal garden, an orchard featuring varieties of fruit trees from the 16th century, and a surprisingly grand church - all that remains of the Augustinian priory from which the house takes its name.
	www.ukattraction.com /heart-of-england/canons-ashby.htm (196 words)

	The English Country House - Photos from the April 1999 U.Va. Seminar at Oxford, England
		This impressive manor house was built in the 1680s for a rich London merchant.
		View of the Temple of British Worthies in the Stowe House landscape garden.
		Murray Howard (left) and program participants meet with Lady Victoria Leatham (center), of Burghley House, after her talk on the rewards and challenges of maintaining a stately home.
	www.people.virginia.edu /~tsd3r/4_99pics.htm (596 words)

	Hotels Canons Ashby House
		The hotels are listed in order of proximity to Canons Ashby House.
		Please note that all distances are approximate and as the crow flies.
		If you cannot find the hotels at Canons Ashby House you are looking for why not try out Hotels Reservation team on +44 (0)870 143 9070
	www.findhotelrooms.co.uk /4-0/hotels/c/canons-ashby-house/30711 (292 words)

	Canons Ashby Church on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Canons Ashby Church on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		View of the church from the house gardens.
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	www.flickr.com /photos/dopiaza/39782922 (52 words)

	Canons Ashby House, Northamptonshire
		The home of the Dryden family since its construction, Canons Ashby has survived more or less unaltered since c.1710.
		There are also a formal garden with colourful herbaceous borders, an orchard featuring varieties of fruit trees from the 16th century and a surprisingly grand church — all that remains of the Augustinian priory from which the house takes its name.
		For more information, including opening times and admission prices, please see here
	www.family-day-out.co.uk /midlands/199/venue.htm (152 words)

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