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	Easton, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Easton is located 60 miles (100 km) north of Philadelphia, 97 miles (156 km) northeast of Harrisburg, and 70 miles (110 km) west of New York City.
		Easton is situated at the confluence of the Delaware and Lehigh rivers, a popular area long before it was settled by Europeans.
		Downtown Easton lies at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware, and is a low-lying area surrounded by hills to the north, west, and south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Easton,_Pennsylvania (1049 words)

	Easton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Easton Grey, between Malmesbury and Sherston, in the county of Wiltshire, England
		Easton Maudit and Easton Neston are both in the county of Northamptonshire, England
		Easton is a 1,300 acre mixed used development in Ohio.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Easton (157 words)

	Sotheby's - Services & Information - Investor Relations
		Easton Neston has been the seat of the Fermor-Hesketh family since 1535, and the present house - built by Nicholas Hawksmoor around 1700 - is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful country houses in England.
		Easton Neston is exceptionally rich in great works of art from different fields, making it one of the most eclectic and exciting house sales to have been organised by Sotheby's over the last 20 years.
		Entry to Easton Neston will be by catalogue which will be available from April by logging on to www.sothebys.com or by calling 020 7293 6444.
	www.shareholder.com /bid/news/20050225-156809.cfm (2507 words)

	Guardian \| Open it to the public? Not me, I'll sell it first
		You won't find Easton Neston in guidebooks, not even in Simon Jenkins's bestselling England's Thousand Best Houses, although it is indubitably one of the very finest country houses in England, a baroque masterpiece of 1702 by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
		Easton Neston has been one of the last great houses in England to have remained truly and defiantly private, but it has also been a great hive of activity of all kinds.
		Easton Neston has welcomed a wide range of people as guests - from Richard Crossman to Tony Crosland, from John Major to Nigel Lawson, from Rock Hudson to Mick Jagger, from Kingsley Amis to S.J. Perelman, and to the shop stewards of Norton Villiers.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4926248-103690,00.html (834 words)

	Coat of Arms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One of the principal seats of the family was at Easton Neston, Nothampton.
		Sir John Fermor of Easton Neston, Northampton, is the first Fermor of Farmer of record raised to Knighthood (October 2, 1553, in the presence of Queen Mary).
		The third son of Sir George Farmer, Robert Farmer, established a branch of the family at Easton Neston, Ireland, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Sir Hatton Farmer’s son and heir, Sir William Farmer, was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath in 1661.
	home.nc.rr.com /rpfarmer/coat_of_arms.htm (407 words)

	The DiCamillo Companion - Database: History, Gardens, Movies
		A large portion of the famous Arundel collection of antique marbles was at Easton Neston until the mid-18th century, when it was bequeathed to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
		Easton Neston was originally conceived by Christopher Wren and begun in the 1690s for Lord Lempster, Wren's kinsman.
		However, research in 2005 has suggested that Easton Neston was originally designed by the famously difficult William Talman and later executed (with exterior alterations) by Hawksmoor.
	www.dicamillocompanion.com /houses_hgpm.asp?ID=706 (611 words)

	Art Fund Recent Acquisition Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The design model for Nicholas Hawksmoor’s Easton Neston, Northamptonshire, was sold at Sotheby’s in May during an auction of the contents of Easton Neston.
		Easton Neston is an astonishingly grand house for its size and its interiors, as originally built, formed a dramatic sequence of rooms packed cleverly into a relatively small area.
		The Easton Neston model is a key addition to the 17th- and 18th-century drawings and manuscripts of the RIBA’s Collections, which include other material by Hawksmoor.
	www.artfund.org /main_site/news_detail.asp?ID=625 (445 words)

	Easton Pennsylvania Resource Guide, City or community of Easton, Pennsylvania Facts, Information, Relocation, Real ...
		The population of Easton is approximately 26,263 (2000).
		The distance from Easton to Washington DC is 157 miles.
		Easton is positioned 40.68 degrees north of the equator and 75.22 degrees west of the prime meridian.
	www.usacitiesonline.com /pacountyeaston.htm (351 words)

	Lehigh Valley Real Estate & Area Information
		Easton proudly holds the distinction as one of only three colonial cities in which this important document was read publicly.
		During the Revolutionary War, Easton became a major supply center for the Continental Army, and it was from here that General John Sullivan launched a devastating campaign against the Iroquois, allies of the British.
		n the nineteenth century, Easton became one of this country's earliest industrial centers because of its location at the junction of the two rivers, the Lehigh, Delaware and Morris canals, and five major railroads.
	www.lv-realestate.com /areainfo.html (873 words)

	Easton PA - Walking Tour - PAEA Conference 2000
		Also behind the church is Easton’s first school house, built in 1778, which is now used for the church’s offices.
		Due to its proximity to major waterways, between 1820 and 1860 Easton was the busiest and wealthiest town in the area.
		Easton was a planned community, one of several that were plotted in Pennsylvania during this period.
	www.kutztown.edu /paea/paeaconf/2000/easton/walk_tour.html (2271 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Country pile on market for £50m
		Easton Neston, one of England's great country estates has been put up for sale by its owner Lord Hesketh.
		Lord Hesketh, who is Conservative party treasurer, said: "Looking to the future I have decided to divest Easton Neston, an exceedingly special asset that has been nurtured by my family for many years.
		With details considerably longer than the average semi, Easton Neston boasts a family home designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, famous for his work on Kensington Palace.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3721097.stm (398 words)

	Private Islands, Islands for Sale, Islands for Rent - Easton Neston
		The sale of Easton Neston is one of these rare events, providing a unique opportunity to acquire an important and diverse estate, steeped in history and architectural quality and enriched by the fact that it has never been for sale.
		Easton Neston has been in the same family for over 470 years; generations have lived in the house since it was built in 1695.The house is a classical masterpiece, with exquisite façades and impressive state rooms, yet skilfully contained within a grand house that is not rambling or over large.
		The sale of Easton Neston represents a truly remarkable opportunity to acquire one of England's great estates.
	www.vladi-private-islands.de /sales_islands/sites/02_easton_1.html (222 words)

	sGallery: ART news archive - Sotheby's To Sell Collection of Works From Easton Neston
		In May this year, Sotheby's will sell a large collection of selected paintings, furniture and works of art from Easton Neston house in Northamptonshire on behalf of the Lord and Lady Hesketh and the Trustees of Frederick, 2nd Baron Hesketh.
		The Collection - Easton Neston is exceptionally rich in great works of art from different fields, making it one of the most eclectic and exciting house sales to have been organised by Sotheby's over the last 20 years.
		This same house was home to six generations until, in the 1690s, Sir William Fermor (1648-1711) decided to consult Sir Christopher Wren (his cousin by marriage) for advice on building a new house.
	www.sgallery.net /news/02_2005/26.php (1180 words)

	Country Life : Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A significant portion of the Hesketh-Fermor family's peerless art collection will be sold later this year at Easton Neston in one of the most exciting auctions of the last 20 years.
		A quarter of the Easton Neston estate's vast and hugely significant art collection is to be sold at auction in May.
		Henry Wyndham, Chairman of Sotheby's Europe, said: 'The collection of works of art at Easton is one of the most significant to have been put together by a British family over the last 500 years.
	www.countrylife.co.uk /artsantiques/fineart/eastonartsale.php (499 words)

	Sotheby's - Services & Information - Investor Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		BOOKS and manuscripts from one of the most important country house libraries in Britain, the Library of Easton Neston, will be offered for sale at Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday, December 15, 1999.
		Easton Neston has been home to the Fermor-Hesketh family since the 16th century.
		In contrast to his high-speed pursuits, between 1989-93, Lord Hesketh was appointed to a number of positions in the then Conservative Government, including Industry Minister at the Department of Trade and Industry, and Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords.
	www.shareholder.com /bid/news/19991110-11997.cfm (702 words)

	RIBA: RIBA Drawings Collection acquires Hawksmoor model (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The British Architectural Library is delighted to announce that it has purchased at auction the most important 17th century architectural model still in private hands: the design model for Nicholas Hawksmoor’s Easton Neston, Northamptonshire, commissioned by William Fermor, 1st Baron Lempster (1648-1711).
		The model was sold this week by Sotheby’s, during an auction of the contents of Easton Neston for a hammer price of £150,000 (plus buyers premium and VAT).
		The Easton Neston model is a key addition to the 17th and 18th century drawings and manuscripts collections, which include other material by Hawksmoor.
	www.riba.org /go/RIBA/News/Press_4563.html (557 words)

	List of plates \| British History Online
		Easton Neston, Easton Neston House, west front, with mid 17th-century gate piers.
		Easton Neston, Easton Neston House, from the south-west.
		Easton Neston, Easton Neston House, John Raffield's Coade stone gateway and lodges of1822 at the Watling Street entrance.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=22773 (468 words)

	Apollo: When an owner gives up: Lord Hesketh has decided to sell Easton Neston, his family seat designed by Hawksmoor. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The news that Easton Neston, the magnificent Baroque house in Northamptonshire of 1695-1710 designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, is up for sale for 50 million [pounds sterling] came as a shock, and not only to the immediate family of its owner.
		Not only has the Fermor-Hesketh family been at Easton Neston for almost five centuries but the present Baron Hesketh seems to be reasonably well-heeled and the great houses of England no longer seem to be in danger.
		This was the case at Tyntesfield in Somerset, rescued in 2002 by the National Trust.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0PAL/is_509_159/ai_n6153274 (364 words)

	Easton Neston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		His dramatic use of light and shade in architecture were influential on a number of post-war British architects, shown most significantly in Sir Denys Lasdun’s National Theatre on the South Bank, London.
		Although the model was loaned for many years to the RIBA (1920s-1950s), for most of its life it remained at Easton Neston.
		When the contents of the house were sold at auction in May 2005, the model was purchased by the RIBA with the generous support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Art Collections Fund, the British Architectural Library Trust and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council PRISM Fund.
	www.architecture.com /go/Architecture/Reference/Library_4611.html (338 words)

	Eaton Neston Sold - Luxist
		Easton Neston, one of England's finest estates has finally sold.
		The home was originally put on the market for £50 million last May but when it didn't sell the 3,300 acres of farms and farmland were divided into separate lots, most of which have already been sold.
		The main manor, Easton Neston, a Grade I listed baroque home designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and built in 1695 was sold for almost £15m by Lord Hesketh.
	www.luxist.com /2005/07/17/eaton-neston-sold (460 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Northamptonshire \| Art treasure auction raises £8.7m
		The auction of art treasures from the Easton Neston estate of Tory peer Lord Hesketh fetched a total of £8.7m - nearly £4m more than expected.
		Easton Neston has been the seat of the Femor-Hesketh family since 1535, but the present Grade I listed house was built by Nicholas Hawksmoor - a protege of Sir Christopher Wren - in about 1700.
		The estate has 20 staff who run a pheasant and partridge shoot, and a famous jump racing track with a stiff uphill finish.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/northamptonshire/4565189.stm (240 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Arts \| Arts features \| Marvels in miniature
		Firm foundation: the architecture gallery at the V&A. Photo: Morley von Sternberg/PA By the time my article of two weeks ago about the Easton Neston sale had been published, the Hawksmoor model of the house had already been purchased, as I had hoped, by the RIBA drawings collection.
		The roof of the Easton Neston model comes off, and the compartments and floors within can be removed, until the house is an empty shell.
		Hind was in a good mood: he felt that the purchase of the Easton Neston model might well be what his curatorship would be remembered for.
	arts.guardian.co.uk /features/story/0,11710,1498751,00.html (831 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Hesketh Racing
		Lord Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, the third baron of Hesketh, was born in 1950 and succeeded to the title at the age of five.
		The meteoric rise continued with fourth place at the British GP and third in Holland and the season ended at Watkins Glen with James crossing the line just behind winner Ronnie Peterson in his Lotus.
		Work had begun that autumn on the design of a Hesketh F1 car in converted stables at Easton Neston and Hesketh helped to foster team spirit by converting a farmhouse into apartments so that the team lived nearby.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/con-heske.html (821 words)

	F1 News > Hesketh selling up - Grandprix.com
		Lord Hesketh, the former boss of the Hesketh F1 team who went on to become a government minister, the treasurer of the Conservative party and the president of the BRDC, is selling his family's ancestral home at Easton Neston, near Silverstone.
		The estate, which once acted as the headquarters of the Hesketh F1 team, is on the market with a price tag of $85m.
		The result was the Hesketh 308 and in the summer of 1975 Hunt won the Dutch GP and finished second three times and finished fourth in the World Championship.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns12899.html (354 words)

	California heiress' rich legacy trumps auction estimates
		Sotheby's last month auctioned off the contents of Easton Neston, the 400- year-old Northamptonshire estate of the Fermor-Hesketh family, after current owner Alexander Hesketh decided he no longer wanted the money pit of a mansion and could stand to part with most of the antiques and artifacts the family had collected over the years.
		Lord Hesketh is the great-grandson of Sharon, who as the daughter of California banker William Sharon took a $2 million dowry aboard her marriage to Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh 125 years ago.
		As Lady Hesketh, Sharon continually added to the Easton Neston collection, with silver from Tiffany and Shreve and art from around the world.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/18/HOGFUD9AR71.DTL (482 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Arts \| Arts news \| Stately home boot sale of the century
		Sir Joshua Reynolds' portrait of Anna Maria Draycott, part of the auction of contents of Easton Neston.
		Four viewing days from tomorrow, before next week's Sotheby's auction, will be the first time Easton Neston, a Grade I-listed Hawksmoor house in Northamptonshire, has ever opened to the public.
		Painted oak model of Easton Neston, 1690, by Nicholas Hawksmoor £80,000-£120,000
	arts.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,11711,1481738,00.html (539 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		His fortune is put at £7.5 billion and, while his team failed to win a trophy this year, he could always console himself with a trophy asset.
		Given Easton Neston's Formula One connections, it could make a decent country retreat for Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One boss, and his wife Slavica, whose joint fortune is put at £2.3 billion.
		Philip Green, the Bhs retail chain owner, worth an estimated £3.6 billion, is a possible buyer.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/05/17/nhesk117.xml (390 words)

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