Built / Designed For: Sir Simon Harcourt, later 1st Viscount Harcourt.

House & Family History: Cokethorpe was built in 1709 for Sir Simon Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt. In 1730 the House was extended to the rear with the addition of the East Wing; in 1780 Cokethorpe was refronted, leaving the South Facade as the only intact portion of the original house. In 1908 Cokethorpe was purchased by Maximdean Western, a director of the East India Company; in 1913 the interiors were remodeled. In 1955 Cokethorpe became a school, which it remains today.

Garden & Outbuildings: The House is today set in a parkland estate of approximately 150 acres.

John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. III, 1820. 2.S. Vol. I, 1824.

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: Simon Harcourt, 2nd Viscount Harcourt, 1709-60. Strickland family, late 19th century. Cottrell-Dormer family, late 19th century. Maximdean Western, from 1908.

Current Ownership Type: School

Primary Current Ownership Use: School

Ownership Details: Today Cokethorpe School

House Open to Public: No

Phone: 01993-703-921

Fax: 01993-773-499

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.cokethorpe.org.uk

Historic Houses Member: No