Historic house · near Corby · Northamptonshire

Kirby Hall

Kirby Hall is a country house. Its address puts it 1 km northeast of Corby. It counts as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Kirby Hall, Keith Evans (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1 km

northeast of Corby

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Corby

Just outside Corby

Kirby Hall is 1 km northeast of Corby. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Corby has 14 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Corby

In Corby the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°55 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar11° / 3°43 mm

Apr14° / 4°48 mm

May17° / 6°53 mm

Jun20° / 9°55 mm

Jul22° / 11°61 mm

Aug22° / 11°67 mm

Sep19° / 9°61 mm

Oct15° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°62 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Corby, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Corby. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Corby’s full climate →

About

Kirby Hall

Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages. Nearby, Fotheringhay Castle (14 km) heads a list of 16 within 15 km.

Corby’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 1 km northeast of Corby
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kirby-hall

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Kirby Hall is the orange one.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

By population, Corby leads the 8 with 68,164. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 1 km southwest of it

Corby

68,164 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Gretton

1,519 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km south of it

Weldon

3,042 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 6 km south of it

Stanion

842 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Kirby Hall is	People	Places to visit
Corby	1 km southwest of it	68,164	7
Gretton	2.5 km northwest of it	1,519	6
Weldon	2.7 km south of it	3,042	4
Stanion	6 km south of it	842	2
Lyddington	6.8 km northwest of it	383	1
Brigstock	7.7 km south of it	1,436	3
Barrowden	7.8 km north of it	476	0
Great Easton	7.9 km west of it	753	2

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Among the 16 within 15 km are 4 castles and 4 historic houses.

CastleFotheringhay Castle14 km away 2

CastleRockingham Castle6 km away 3

Historic houseDeene Park2.4 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageLyddington Bede House6.6 km away 5

CastleBarnwell Castle14 km away 6

Historic houseBoughton House11 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageApethorpe Palace10 km away 8

Historic houseLyveden New Bield9.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Kirby Hall

Where is Kirby Hall?

Kirby Hall is 1 km northeast of Corby, Northamptonshire.

What is Kirby Hall?

Country house in Northamptonshire, UK.

Who runs Kirby Hall?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Kirby Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in Corby, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Kirby Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Kirby Hall?

Within 15 km: Fotheringhay Castle (14 km), Rockingham Castle (6 km), Deene Park (2.4 km) and Lyddington Bede House (6.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deene Park: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyddington Bede House: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Apethorpe Palace: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyveden New Bield: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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