The Grange, Northington, Hampshire UK
| The Grange, Northington | |
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| Type | Country house |
| Location | Itchen Stoke and Ovington |
| Coordinates | 51°07′19″N 1°11′56″W / 51.122°N 1.199°W |
| OS grid reference | SU 56221 36154 |
| Area | Hampshire |
| Built | 1804 |
| Architect |
William Wilkins |
| Architectural style(s) | Greek Revival |
| Governing body | English Heritage |
| Owner | John Baring |
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Listed Building – Grade I
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| Official name: The Grange | |
| Designated | 5 Dec 1955 |
| Reference no. | 1095216 |
| Official name: The Grange | |
| Reference no. | 1001836 |
 Location of The Grange, Northington in Hampshire
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William Wilkins
Charles Robert Cockerell Robert Smirke
The Grange is a 19th-century country house-mansion and English landscape park near Northington in Hampshire, England. It is currently owned by the Ashburton family. English Heritage have a guardianship deed on the scheduled monument and Grade I listed building, with the gardens and monument's exterior open to the public. The house and gardens are also available to rent for parties and weddings. The Grange Park Opera company has staged opera at The Grange every Summer from 1998- to 2016. From June 2017 The Grange Festival will become the new resident opera company.
1662: Robert Henley bought the estate and a modest house known as The Grange. In 1665 he commissioned William Samwell to build an impressive four storey red brick residence to replace the house.
1764: Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington (1708–1772) commissioned Robert Adam to design a kitchen block and an entrance bridge. The same year he laid out a naturalistic English landscape park, including a lake and folly.
1787: The second Earl died childless and his sisters sold the house to the Drummond banking family.
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