Kirby Sigston Manor is a

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

in the village of

Kirby Sigston Kirby Sigston is a denucleated village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, approximately east of Northallerton. The parish is situated on Cod Beck, North Yorkshire, the Cod Beck river, and also includes the hamlet of Jeater Houses, ...

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, England. It is a

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on the

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. It is two storeys in height and constructed to a three-bay plan with a pair of four-bay wings to the rear of the house. The main door to the house has a Doric doorcase. It has extensive gardens including a lake with a boathouse and a weir. It is owned by

Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak (born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024. Following his defeat to Keir Starmer's La ...

, the former

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History

The house was built in 1826, and was expanded in the 20th century. It is owned by

, the former leader of the Conservative Party and the former

. Sunak bought it for approximately £1.5 million before he was elected in 2015 as Member of Parliament for

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, the constituency in which the house is located. In 2021, Sunak was granted

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to build a leisure complex with a gym, swimming pool and outdoor tennis court in a paddock at the house, which required an upgraded electricity supply. This work was expected to cost £400,000.

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History

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