Hothorpe Hall

Charles de Trafford lived at Hothorpe for about 47 years, extending the house and, in 1892, building a Roman Catholic chapel.

In 1941, Hothorpe was sold to a timber merchant and was almost immediately requisitioned for the housing of evacuee children during World War II.

In 1955, Hothorpe was about to be sold for demolition when it was purchased by The Lutheran Council of Great Britain for use as a conference centre.

In the Domesday Book (1086), Hothorpe was under the ownership of Bury St Edmunds Abbey, but by the time of Henry III (1216-1272) it was under the control of a feudal overlord, the Earl of Huntingdon.

In 1330, Hothorpe was owned by Edmund Trussell, who married Margery d'Oserville whose family had lived here for about 34 years.