Washingborough Hall hotel
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Washingborough Hall hotel
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 17 Jun 2000
Taken from the top of the church tower the Hall is a small Grade II Listed county house or rectory now a hotel. Early 18th century with late 18th and 20th century alterations. The home of the Fairfax Family it changed hands many times passing through the hands of various families and parish Reverends with the most notable owner being Sir William Amcotts Ingilby MP. During World War II it became home to weary airmen and at the end of the war a nursing home. It was briefly a nightclub before gaining a reputation as a high quality country hotel and restaurant.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.222799
Longitude
-0.476987