Philip Stanhope (Royalist officer)

Philip Stanhope was colonel of the Shelford Manor Royalist forces in the English Civil War. He was the 5th son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (1584-1656) and his wife Catherine, daughter of Lord Hastings.

Colonel Stanhope was in charge of the defences of Shelford Manor. He was defeated by the forces of Oliver Cromwell under the command of colonel John Hutchinson. Colonel Stanhope died as a result of his wounds, in the battle on 27 October 1645.