Low House Estate

Low House is an 18th-century Georgian manor house located one and a half miles north of the village of Armathwaite in the Eden Valley of Cumbria, England. It sits close to the River Eden, which flows through Cumbria up to the Solway Firth

History

The house is privately owned by the Ecroyd family, which made its fortune in milling but lost money during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The fourth generation of Ecroyds to live there, Mr Edward Peter Ecroyd held the position of High Sheriff of Cumbria in 1984, and since then the estate has been taken over by his son, Charles Ecroyd.

House

The house is Grade II listed,[1] and over the years it has been changed and improved by architects such as Martindale, with identical wings having been added, providing extra rooms downstairs and upstairs, including the main kitchen. The house sits in several acres of parkland.

Estate

The estate covers around 1,200 acres (490 ha) of farmland, including three main dairy farms. There are other structures on the estate, which are all close by the house.

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Low House (1111796)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

Coordinates: 54°49′33″N 2°45′26″W / 54.8257°N 2.7573°W / 54.8257; -2.7573

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