Rockingham Castle

Location

CorbyEnglandNorthamptonshireRockingham Forest

Period

NormanPlantagenetTudor

Property Type

CastleLodge

Construction Century

11th century13th century15th century17th century

Aristocracy

English Crown

Famous Figures

Anslem Archbishop of CanterburyCharles DickensEdward IIIHenry IIILady Mary Faith MontaguWilliam IIWilliam the Conqueror

Owners

Saunders-Watson family

Julie visits Rockingham Castle, home to James Saunders Watson and family. Julie joins James as he uncovers nearly 1,000 years of architectural history. From the imposing Norman gateway to the destruction of the English Civil Wars to the Victorian era, there are fascinating stories to be told in every corner of this Northamptonshire castle – as well as important recent links to the Montagus.

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