Ashby St Ledgers

Ashby St Ledgers
The manor house where the Gunpowder Plot was reportedly planned
Ashby St Ledgers is located in Northamptonshire
Ashby St Ledgers
Ashby St Ledgers
Location within Northamptonshire
Population173 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP5768
• London78 miles (126 km)
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRUGBY
Postcode districtCV23
Dialling code01788
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northamptonshire
52°18′N 1°10′W / 52.30°N 01.16°W / 52.30; -01.16

Ashby St Ledgers is a village in the West Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England.[1] The post town is Rugby in Warwickshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 173.[2] The Manor House is famous for being a location for the planning of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605.[3] As of 2023, the property had been restored and could be rented for a fee.[4][5]

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map Map 223 - Northampton & Market Harborough (1:25 000) ISBN 0 319 23735 4
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ^ History of Ashby St Ledgers - The Gunpowder Plot Society Archived 8 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Manor House Ashby St Legers". Ashby Manor House. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "From Gunpowder Plot to property hotspot: The charming places where Catesby, Fawkes and co hatched their plans". Country Life. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2024.