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England

Wothorpe Towers

  • Earlier Houses: The 12th century Wothorpe Priory was located on, or near, the site of the current house.

    Built / Designed For: Thomas Cecil, 2nd Baron Burghley and 1st Earl of Exeter

    House & Family History: Wothorpe Towers was built by Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, as a secondary house to his great seat of Burghley House. Wothorpe was mostly demolished in the late 18th century by the Cecils because they couldn't afford to maintain two large country houses (an additional encouragement to destroy the house may have been the poor water, which regularly gave people typhoid and cholera). Stone from the destroyed sections of Wothorpe Towers was used by Capability Brown for construction of the stableblock at Burghley.

  • Title: Life at Burghley: Restoring One of England's Great Houses
    Author: Leatham, Lady Victoria
    Year Published: 1992
    Reference: pg. 78
    Publisher: Boston: Little, Brown and Company
    ISBN: 0316518468
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Grade I

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: Thomas Cecil, 2nd Baron Burghley and 1st Earl of Exeter, 1602-23. George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (as tenant), 17th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Preservation Organization

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Ruinous

    Ownership Details: Owned by the Wothorpe Towers Preservation Trust

  • House Open to Public: By Appointment - Limited Opening Times

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: https://www.wothorpetowers.co.uk

    Historic Houses Member: No

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