Asthall Manor, English country house in Asthall, Great Britain
The Jacobean manor house stands two stories tall with attics, constructed from Cotswold limestone and features mullioned windows beneath a stone-slated roof.
The medieval site transformed into the current structure in 1620 for Sir William Jones, later becoming home to various noble families including the Peacocks and Batemans.
The Mitford sisters lived at Asthall Manor from 1919 to 1926, with Nancy Mitford drawing inspiration from the house for her fictional Alconleigh.
The manor opens its grounds for exhibitions, including the stone sculpture show 'on form' which occurred every two years from 2002 to 2022.
The property incorporated an electric power system in 1899 using a water turbine powered by the River Windrush, marking early adoption of hydroelectric technology.
Location: Asthall
GPS coordinates: 51.80036,-1.58560
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:21
Crocodiles of the World
2.6 km
Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm
1.3 km
Church of St Mary, Swinbrook
1 km
Church of Saint James the Great
3.3 km
Church of St Oswald
1.5 km
Church of Saint Nicholas
42 m
The Old Swan Hotel
3.2 km
Fulbrook War Memorial
3.2 km
The Royal Oak Public House
3.5 km
Tudor Cottage
3.4 km
Swinbrook Manor House
1.1 km
The White Hart Public House
2.8 km
Minster Lovell Bridge
3.1 km
Tullochs Cottage
3.3 km
Group Of 6 Chest Tombs Approximately 7-10 Metres South Of Church Of St Mary
1 km
The Old Post Office
3.3 km
Minster Lovell War Memorial
2.8 km
The Bell House
981 m
Cross Base Approximately 10 Metres West Of The Old Swan Hotel
3.2 km
The Old Post House
3.5 km
The Rosery
3.2 km
Swinbrook Place
985 m
The Great House
3.5 km
Milestone, W of Barrow Plantation, on ridge above Astall; between A40 roundabout & turn to Brize
1.1 km
Milestone, Main Road; set in a stone retaining wall on drive of "The House on the Hill"
3.2 km
Milestone, Shilton Road; Barley Park
3 km
Milestone, the old road down White Hill, just below from house
1.9 km
Swinbrook Cottage
945 mReviews
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