Lamport Hall
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Lamport Hall in Lamport, Northamptonshire
is a fine example of a Grade I Listed House. It is open to the public.
Lamport Hall was the home of the Isham family
from 1560 to 1976. Sir Charles Isham, 10th Baronet is credited with beginning the tradition of garden gnomes
in the United Kingdom
when he introduced a number of terracotta figures from Germany
in the 1840s.
Lamport, Northamptonshire
Lamport is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire, England. The village is on the A508, about south of Market Harborough and north of Northampton. Nearby is Lamport Hall...
is a fine example of a Grade I Listed House. It is open to the public.
Lamport Hall was the home of the Isham family
Isham Baronets
The Isham Baronetcy, of Lamport in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 30 May 1627 for John Isham, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire. He was succeeded by his son Justinian, the second Baronet. He fought as a Royalist in the Civil War and sat as...
from 1560 to 1976. Sir Charles Isham, 10th Baronet is credited with beginning the tradition of garden gnomes
Gnome
A gnome is a diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
when he introduced a number of terracotta figures from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in the 1840s.