Althorp

:See also Althorpe, Lincolnshire.

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Althorp (generally pronounced "all-thorp", though the historical and long-time Spencer family pronunciation is "?wl-trop" ) is a country estate and stately home in Northamptonshire, England, located roughly 5 miles (8 km) north-west of the county town Northampton. It is the ancestral home of the Spencer family, currently owned by Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer.

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Diana, Princess of Wales is said to be buried on a small island in the middle of a lake on the estate, although many conspiracy theorists believe she is in fact buried at Great Brington church.

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The estate and house are open to the public during the summer months (July 1 to September 30 in 2004), apart from August 31, the anniversary of Diana's death.

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Althorpe: Althorpe is a small hamlet lying on the A18 west of Scunthorpe, in North East Lincolnshire....

Lincolnshire: :This article is about the English administrative county. For the Illinois village, see Lincolnshire, Illinois; for the Kentucky city, see Lincolnshire, Kentucky....

Stately home: A stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries). They are usually distinguished from true "ca...