Conservation Areas in Harborough district - Catthorpe Conservation Area

The Catthorpe Conservation Area is an elongated area along the minor road through the village from Watling Street to Lilborne Lane in the relatively flat pastoral agricultural land in the upper Avon Valley. Red brick is the dominant building material. The Conservation Area embraces 3 distinct areas:

(i) The central part of the village. This area this includes estate cottages, notably Knoll House, of 1861 in red brick with tiles and having cast iron lattice windows, which stands prominently at the entrance to the village from Swinford; recent and old red brick boundary walls including the lychgate and churchyard wall, a pair of 17th century gatepiers close by and the farm complex of Manor Farm with farmhouse and water tower with clock, lantern, bell and wind vane;

(ii) At the far west of the Conservation Area, separated by open fields from Manor Farm is a group of 19th Century red brick estate cottages;

(iii) At the far east of the Conservation Area separated by open agricultural land is the complex around Catthorpe Manor. The manor house itself is an imposing house in 18th Century style, in its own grounds and garden, turning away from the village and looking out over the Avon Valley. Within its grounds the estate buildings have ben augmented by the houses and  chapel of a Latvian settlement.

Catthorpe Conservation Area map