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Kirby Hall is a Grade I listed Elizabethan country house, located near Gretton, Northamptonshire, England. The nearest main town is Corby . One of the great Elizabethan houses of England, Kirby Hall was built in 1570 for Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwick .
Chaplain Corby of Gettysburg is an outdoor sculpture by American artist Samuel Murray (1869–1941). It is located on the University of Notre Dame campus, and is owned by the University. The sculpture, made of bronze and limestone , depicts Father William Corby giving absolution to soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg .
[89] [90] In 2021, it was announced that Zahm Hall would take the role of "swing hall" going forward, and Pangborn was re-established as a male hall. [88] Communities that undergo renovation preserve their original hall name and character while living in the swing hall, for example exemplified by name "Alumni Community in Zahm Hall" in 2022–2023.
The parish borders directly onto the town of Corby. Rockingham (and Corby) are part of North Northamptonshire, part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire. The castle overlooks the villages of Rockingham and Caldecott, and has views over the Welland Valley. Privately owned, it is open to the public for events and on certain days.
The village has a post office in Corby Hill, [5] a Co-operative Food store [6] and 2 churches, one being Our Lady & St Wilfrid's Church [7] and the other St Paul's Holme Eden. [8] There are two large mansion houses near or in the village, Warwick Hall and Holme Eden Hall built in 1837. [9]
Great Oakley is an outer suburb of Corby, in the civil parish of Corby, in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. It is situated approximately two miles south west of the town centre and five miles from Kettering. It was represented on Corby Borough Council by one councillor. [1]
Corby died in 1926 after acquiring nearly 400 acres (1.6 km 2) of surrounding land and maintaining a fully operational dairy farm and a private golf course. With the death of Mrs. Corby in 1941, the home was purchased by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1943 and became known as St. Angela Hall, serving as a convent and school.
The Hatton Arms was recently renovated. The pub was originally part of Carlton Manor gatehouse in the 12th century. According to legend it became a pub in 1672 when the licence was granted to a negro servant who saved the life of Sir Christopher Hatton, Elizabeth I's chancellor, who lived in nearby Kirby Hall. [citation needed]