its own tower, and behind the Jacobean façade, new Edwardian rooms with the floor lowered to give added height to the interiors. Rubble stone was used for the new building to blend with the original cut stone; some salvaged antique building elements were also used, including a complete medieval house from Ipswich that had been on exhibit in London in 1908. Lutyens' interiors were partially modified in the late 20th century, including demolition of the north wing, but the house was restored by the 4th Viscount Wimborne at the start of the 21st century. The Baker family bought the Ashby St Ledgers estate from the British Airways Pension Fund in 1982. It includes an organic dairy farm, a country sports centre and Chapel Farm, which 150 years ago was the home of Thomas Arnold, the headmaster of Rugby School. The Bakers sold the estate to The Crown Estate in 2005. It will continue to be run as an agricultural business, but governed by its Rural Directorate. Other buildings The church is dedicated to Saint Leodegarius and has wall paintings showing the Passion of Christ ca. 1500, with 18 scenes, and the flagellation of St Margaret, ca. 1325. The village has a pub, the Olde Coach House Inn. Ashby Lodge, a house built by Londoner George Arnold in the early 1720s on the edge of the manor estate, was demolished in the 1920s. References External links Villages in Northamptonshire Gunpowder Plot West Northamptonshire District Civil parishes in Northamptonshire