Kimbolton Castle

Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton School
	The castle in 2011
Type	Country house
Additional information
Type	Country house
Location	Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52°17′47″N 0°23′18″W
OS grid reference	TL100677
Built	1525
Built for	Richard Wingfield, Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester
Rebuilt	c.1690-1720
Current use	School
Architect	Henry Bell, John Vanbrugh, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Robert Adam
Architectural style(s)	Tudor fragments, Baroque
Owner	Kimbolton School
Website	kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk/castle
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Kimbolton School
Designated	24 October 1951
Reference no.	1221022
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Gatehouse to Kimbolton School
Designated	24 October 1951
Reference no.	1221020
	Location of Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire

Kimbolton Castle is a country house in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, England. It was the final home of King Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Originally a medieval castle but converted into a stately palace, it was the family seat of the Earls and Dukes of Manchester from 1615 until 1950. It now houses Kimbolton School.

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