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Historic houses Β· South East England

Carswell Manor

In or near Littleworth.

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Carswell Manor β€” Jacobean country house at Carswell in the civil parish of Buckland, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), UK.

Carswell Manor, historic houses in Oxfordshire

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2 h
  • Family-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

Carswell Manor is a historic house in the United Kingdom β€” typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Constructed primarily of Cotswold stone. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Jacobean country house at Carswell in the civil parish of Buckland, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), UK". Coordinates: 51.6772Β°, -1.5297Β°.

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Protected designations

  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Carswell Manor is a Jacobean country house at Carswell in the civil parish of Buckland in the English county of Oxfordshire (formerly in Berkshire). It is just north of the A420 road between Swindon and Oxford.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Description

The manorial estate of Carswell was occupied by the St Philibert family and their tenant Richard Hake, until 1358 when it was quitclaimed by Sir John de St Philibert to King Edward III. It then descended to King Richard II, who granted it to his Queen, Anne, in 1383. Anne granted it to her Chamberlain Sir Richard de Abberbury, who received the reversion in fee from the King in 1385, and in 1393 Sir Richard sold Carswell to Sir Peter Bessels and his mother Katherine, who already held another manor in the same parish. From him it passed to his son Richard Southby and to Richard's son John Southby the younger, who sat as MP in the First and Second Protectorate Parliament: it descended in the…

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Coordinates
51.6772, -1.5297
County
Oxfordshire
Parish
Buckland
Postcode
SN7 8PT
Parliamentary constituency
Witney

Sources

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Carswell Manor?
Carswell Manor is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SN7 8PT), in the parish of Buckland.
What is Carswell Manor?
Carswell Manor β€” Jacobean country house at Carswell in the civil parish of Buckland, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), UK.
How do I get to Carswell Manor?
Drivers can use postcode SN7 8PT.
Is Carswell Manor a listed building?
Carswell Manor is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
Is Carswell Manor a protected site?
Yes β€” Carswell Manor is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
How do I get to Carswell Manor?
Drivers can navigate to postcode SN7 8PT. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.