▁existed ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Norman ▁con quest ▁before ▁being ▁dissol ved ▁around ▁ 1 2 0 0 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book , ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁N unn igt une ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁century ▁included ▁St on eg ra ve , ▁N ess , ▁Hol me ▁and ▁Wy ke ham . ▁▁ ▁William ▁Par r , ▁ 1 st ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁North am pton , ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁N unning ton ▁and ▁brother ▁of ▁queen ▁cons ort ▁Catherine ▁Par r , ▁built ▁the ▁oldest ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁surv iving ▁house ▁of ▁N unning ton , ▁which ▁now ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁west ▁front . ▁Following ▁the ▁for fe iture ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 3 ▁( for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁setting ▁Lady ▁Jane ▁Grey ▁on ▁the ▁throne ), ▁N unning ton ▁was ▁again ▁subject ▁to ▁let . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁ten ants ▁was ▁Dr ▁Robert ▁Hu ic ke ▁( also ▁sp elt ▁Hu ick , ▁H ic ke , ▁and ▁H icks ), ▁who ▁was ▁phys ician ▁to ▁both ▁Catherine ▁Par r ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁I . ▁Dr ▁Hu ic ke ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁one ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁Queen ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁never ▁have ▁children . ▁Hu ic ke ▁never ▁lived ▁at ▁N unning ton ▁however ▁and ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁ste wards . ▁The ▁sub - lease ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Nor cl iffe ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 3 ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁made ▁many ▁alter