History & Heritage
Sulgrave Manor
County:
Northamptonshire
Location:
Sulgrave Manor, Manor Road, Nr Banbury, Sulgrave, OX17 2SD
Tracing the ancestral roots of the first president of the USA will bring you
surprisingly to Sulgrave Manor. The historic house was one of the final residences
of the Washington family before John Washington journeyed across the Atlantic
to Virginia in 1656. George Washington was born in 1732, the great grandson of
John Washington. The 120 year residency of the Washington’s at Sulgrave Manor
is still very much apparent as Lawrence Washington’s coat of arms (featuring stars
and stripes) hangs in the great hall of the manor house. The Tudor and Georgian
heritage at Sulgrave provide ample opportunity to discover more about these periods
as well as to explore ornate gardens surrounding the manor.
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