Historical
Easton Neston has always been a private house and never opened to the public; as a consequence it is little known. Until recently the house was owned by Lord Hesketh, whose family is directly descended from the original builder, Sir William Fermor. It was furnished with fine paintings, tapestries, and 18th-century furniture.
In March 1876, the Empress of Austria visited England and rented Easton Neston House, with its fine stabling for her horses. She used Blisworth railway station to gain access to London
In 2004 Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh put the house, and the surrounding estate including Towcester Racecourse, up for sale for an estimated £50,000,000. In 2005 a portion of the estate, including: the main house, some outlying buildings and 550 acres (2.2 km2) of land; were sold to retail businessman and designer Leon Max for around £15,000,000. Lord Hesketh, having sold off the farmland and the Gothick village of Hulcote, has retained ownership of the race course. Max plans to use the Wren-designed wing of the building as a base for his European operations, and the Hawksmoor block as his personal residence.
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