EAW023567 ENGLAND (1949). Conington Castle and Holy Cross Church, Conington, 1949

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Title [EAW023567] Conington Castle and Holy Cross Church, Conington, 1949
Reference EAW023567
Date 25-May-1949
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Place name CONINGTON
Parish CONINGTON
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 518022, 285838
Longitude / Latitude -0.26283758280405, 52.457351138098
National Grid Reference TL180858

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Conington Castle (There are two Conington villages both connected to the Cotton family). The site is not open to the public. The manor of Conington was once owned by the Scottish Royal Family, from whom it passed by marriage to the Cottons. When Mountjoy Earl of Newport dismantled Fotheringhay Castle (birth place of King Richard III and the place of execution of Mary, Queen of Scots) in 1626, Sir Robert Cotton acquired some materials for Conington, including 11 Norman arches and columns, and 2 stone pillars which were placed at the entrance lodge to Conington. 1631- Conington was built on the site of an old stone-built farmhouse. Sir Thomas Cotton, in the mid 17th century was responsible for the systematic drainage of the fens to allow the land to be used for agriculture, and the first pumping station was erected. 1724- the house was in a state of disrepair 1753- The Heathcote family purchased the estate The farms were mostly pasture land until John Heathcote turned a great deal of the land to arable. 1800- John Heathcote rebuilt the house 1840- alterations and additions were made 1955 - demolished Today nothing of Conington Castle remains above ground and the site, near to the church, is a private residence - a former stable block and Butlers accommodation remain and have been turned into a family home called Conington House The garden- The undulating parkland is crossed by a stream flowing east with several footbridges. The drive from the entrance lodge passes across the stream to the south-west corner of the Castle. To the east are stables which form a court with a central lawn. Further to the east, in a depression in the ground, south of Church Lane, was an extensive walled kitchen garden. The kitchen garden had a long, rectangular fish pond along the south wall, and shrubberies either side of the stream south of the pond. The fishpond and kitchen garden to the east no longer exist. The formal gardens were to the north of the house and bounded by a raised terrace walk. In 1798 stone octagonal summer houses were built at either end south of this terrace, in which Sir Robert Cotton placed antique stones, and a further fish pond was made in the lawns. To the north-east of the park is an ice house on a moated site. Garden features: Feature created: 1500 to 1599: garden wall; gate lodge; kitchen garden (destroyed 20th C); drive; walk; Feature created: 1500 to 1803: ornamental bridge; stable block; icehouse; shrubbery Feature created: 1798: summerhouse; fishpond (destroyed 20th C) Feature created: 1803 to 1815: lawn

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Holy Cross Church, Conington. now referenced as All Saints Church. Church Lane, Conington, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3QA Now in the care of the Redundant Churches Fund. Built by the Cotton family. Circa 1500. Grade 1 listed building - List entry Number: 1162630. Details of access are posted by the church (volunteer keyholder).

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