Eel, bream, pike, and perch were bred in a series of ponds of varying size fed by channels.

The gardens were laid out by Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet who married Hon.

The Tollemache family sold the Harrington estate in 1864, and it was ultimately purchased in 1913 by the Desborough Cooperative Society, which saw great possibilities in the development of ironstone working.

The gin is made with spring water from the farm itself, together with home-grown elderflower and ten other botanicals including juniper, coriander and Angelica root.

[6] They are: During World War II RAF Harrington used by the USAF was located south of the village across the B576 road, now the A14.