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Althorp (popularly pronounced / ˈ ɔː l θ ɔːr p / AWL-thorp) is a Grade I listed stately home and estate in the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, England of about 13,000 acres (5,300 ha).
Currently, Althorp is run by Princess Diana's brother, the historian and author Earl Charles Spencer. He often shares images of Althorp on Instagram to give admirers a glimpse of the idyllic property.
The family seat is Althorp in Northamptonshire. [2] It includes the civil parish of Althorp, in West Northamptonshire, of about 13,000 acres (5,300 ha). [a] The family's estate includes significant land holdings in other parts of the country, including the village of North Creake in Norfolk.
This summer, Princess Diana's childhood home is opening to the public. In July and August, Althorp, the 500 year old Spencer family estate, which is currently run by Diana's brother Earl Charles ...
The Round Oval lake is located in the Althorp Estate, home to Spencer family. Related: Princess Diana’s Brother Charles Spencer Says He Visits Her Gravesite ‘Pretty Much Every Day ...
Upon his father's death on 29 March 1992, 27-year-old Spencer succeeded as 9th Earl Spencer, 9th Viscount Althorp, 9th Viscount Spencer of Althorp, 9th Baron Spencer of Althorp, and 4th Viscount Althorp. He also inherited Althorp, the family's ancestral seat in Northamptonshire. Since 2009, he has restored Althorp, re-roofing it and restoring ...
Today, Althorp remains deeply tied to Diana’s legacy—it’s where she is laid to rest, on a serene island in the estate’s Oval Lake. Spencer is no stranger to sharing about the home and his ...
In 1508, John Spencer from Wormleighton in Warwickshire purchased the estate of Althorp outside Great Brington with its moated house and several hundred acres of farmland. [2] He had grazed sheep here from the 1480s. In 1508, impressed by the quality of the land, he eventually bought it and rebuilt the house. [3]