Furtho Manor Farm

In March of this year, Sarah Hodgkins (Charlotte Designs/@muralsbysarah on Instagram) came to our ceremony room, Furtho East, to paint a mural. Sarah's design was inspired by her view having passed through the farm on a run.  Sarah started Charlotte Designs in 2005 and paints murals across the area. Her expertise as a farmer's daughter has perhaps leant her a helping hand in being able to capture the essence of the farm in her mural. The mural saw the culmination of some of the most poignant elements of the view from the lake below, as seen in the painting of the gazebo and the dovecote. The gazebo stands on an island in the lake and is available to be used for ceremonies, after it was purpose built in 2019. The dovecote is one of the historic landmarks on the farm often used as a background for photographs on their wedding days. Whilst the mural is not an exact representation of the venue it creates a pleasing background for ceremonies which may take place in the room, as seen...

Furtho Manor Farm has a long history dating back to its existence as a medieval village. It  appeared as ‘Forho’ in the 1086 Domesday book, and was likely named after Walter de  Furtho, who inhabited the farm after his arrival with William the Conqueror in 1066. The  Ancient Parish was 693 acres, bounded by Potterspury and Yardley Gobion on the west, and  Cosgrove on the east. There was often conflict between those settled in Furtho and its  surrounding areas. In fact, after Edmund Arnold bought the farm in 1662, he was warned  that the inhabitants of Cosgrove were prone to stirring up trouble between the two  parishes. The church was the central point of the village’s expansion, although its growth  remained limited, with the parish never housing more than 46 people. Furtho was subject to  enclosure during the early 16th century which led to its depopulation. This was completed in  1572 by Thomas Furtho with the sale of farmlands. In 19...

I often hear couples say they are confused when booking their legal wedding ceremony. I hope this blog will help couples to understand the procedure.    If you are wanting a ceremony here at Furtho Manor Farm before you book the registrars please book your date with Linda or Robin by emailing info@furthomanorfarm.co.uk   Your date will then be pencilled in, once you have confirmed with the registrars lets us know and we will send a contract of hire to confirm your booking.  You do not have to live in the West Northants area to get married at Furtho Manor Farm. There are two things you need to book with the registars. Firstly you need to book for a ceremony to take place at Furtho Manor Farm on the date you would like.   Secondly,  within 12 months of your wedding day you need to book a Notice of Marriage / Civil Ceremony.  The notice of marriage has to go to the registars in the area where you live. At Furtho Manor Farm Wedding Venue we are ...

  Leading up to their wedding in July 2019 Laura and Matt documented a lot of their wedding planning on Instagram so I knew they were creating a very personal wedding with lots of lovely details.   Laura has kindly written this blog to tell you about how they chose their suppliers and the different props they used to decorate the barn. We met in Milton Keynes in January 2017 when Matt moved from Croydon to work in the new city. After buying a house, getting cats and starting a life together, we decided to get married and spent the year and a half engagement saving for our big day. Our vision for the day on Saturday 20th July 2019 was to show our friends and family the life we'd built together, our style, the things we enjoy doing, and what we like to drink and eat. Determined to do the project ourselves, our modest budget was focused and set on the essential bookings, with a monthly budget to raid car boot sales, charity shops and social media with for decorations and bar...

  Once you have chosen to have your wedding reception at Furtho Manor Farm your next choice is where to have your ceremony. * Ceremony in the barn * Ceremony in Furtho East, this can hold up to 70 guests * Ceremony down on the Gazebo * New for 2022 you can choose an outside wedding anywhere in the field outside the barn. * Church Blessing in St Bartholomews, Furtho * Wedding off-site in a Church or Registry office * Celebrant ceremony in any of the above locations except the Church If you choose to get married at Furtho Manor Farm you have to book online for  West Northamptonshire Registrars   Before you apply let us know what date you would like to go for so we can pencil this in.    The Barn   As the barn at Furtho is let as a blank canvas you can set up the ceremony wherever you would like including just outside the doors of the barn. The Ceremony Room - Furtho East Furtho East is in the Courtyard by the farmhouse.  It is ava...