Cottesbrooke Hall
Country house and estate in Northamptonshire, England, UK.
Attractions in Cottesbrooke
Photo: Cottesbrooke Hall, Cj1340 (Public domain)One to see in Cottesbrooke: Cottesbrooke Hall
Mapped inside Cottesbrooke’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 2. The big name further out is Althorp, 8.9 km from the centre.
In Cottesbrooke
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known
The first to see in Cottesbrooke
Beyond Cottesbrooke Hall, there are 2 historic houses.
Historic houseCottesbrooke Hallin town
Historic houseLamport Hall3.7 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseKelmarsh Hall4.6 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Mapped around Cottesbrooke
The map ends at Kelmarsh Hall, 6.5 km out.
The dashed line is Cottesbrooke’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
By kind
All 3 are castles or historic places.
Castles & historic places 3 historic houses1 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Cottesbrooke. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of it
In town there is one, and the list adds 2 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Cottesbrooke comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Cottesbrooke’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cottesbrooke →
Big names nearby
A drive away
Althorp, 8.9 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Historic houseAlthorp8.9 km south
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral13 km south
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael38 km west
CathedralLeicester Cathedral33 km north
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum38 km west · 300K visitors a year (2010)
CastleNorthampton Castle14 km south
CastleKimbolton Castle39 km east
Historic houseHoldenby House6.1 km south
CastleRockingham Castle24 km northeastHeritage railwayHeritage railwayNorthampton and Lamport Railway7.4 km south
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle36 km northwest
Historic houseBoughton House21 km eastPlaces well known beyond Cottesbrooke (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Quick answers on Cottesbrooke
What are the main attractions in Cottesbrooke?
The place to visit inside Cottesbrooke’s built-up area is Cottesbrooke Hall. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Cottesbrooke have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Cottesbrooke.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cottesbrooke?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 36 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Cottesbrooke?
Within 40 km: Althorp (8.9 km), Northampton Cathedral (13 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (38 km), Leicester Cathedral (33 km).
Where are Cottesbrooke’s historic buildings listed?
Cottesbrooke has 15 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Cottesbrooke when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Cottesbrooke Hall: Cj1340, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamport Hall: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelmarsh Hall: Portable Antiquities Scheme from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Castle: C. H. Hartshorne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holdenby House: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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