Historic houses · South East England
Rycote House
In or near Great Haseley.
Rycote House — house in Great Haseley, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway · 7.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Rycote House, the nearest railway station is Haddenham and Thame Parkway, which is 7.5 km away. The postcode is OX9 2PE for sat-nav directions. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Rycote House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Great Haseley, Oxfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.7372°, -1.0359°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rycote House (also Rycote Manor) the manor of Rycote, Oxfordshire, England, was a Tudor (and later Georgian) country house. First built in the early 16th century, the present site was rebuilt in the 1920s. Rycote is a large house built of brick and limestone rubble arranged around three sides of a courtyard. The main wing has two storeys with attics and a 4-centre arched entrance. It is a Grade II* listed building.
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Background
History
Carved masonry has been found from a substantial house that stood here in the 14th century. who bought the manor of Rycote on his retirement in 1521. The exact origins of the house remain uncertain, however. Henry VIII and his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, honeymooned here in 1540. Pictures from circa 1674-1685 and 1714 show that the main part of the house was arranged around a courtyard. It had stepped gables, a gatehouse and polygonal corner turrets with cupolas and was surrounded by a moat. Tudor buildings were constructed on a symmetrical pattern, with a focal central part being the Great Hall. Archaeologist Julian Munby analysed the bricks as being small and slim and typically from the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7372, -1.0359
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Great Haseley
- Postcode
- OX9 2PE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Nearest railway station
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway — 7.5 km
- Official site
- thegreatbritainguide.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q16932789 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rycote House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: RycoteHouse.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rycote House?
- Rycote House is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX9 2PE), in the parish of Great Haseley.
- What is Rycote House?
- Rycote House — house in Great Haseley, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Rycote House?
- The nearest railway station is Haddenham and Thame Parkway, about 7.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX9 2PE.
- Is Rycote House a listed building?
- Rycote House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Rycote House a protected site?
- Yes — Rycote House is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Rycote House?
- The nearest railway station is Haddenham and Thame Parkway, about 7.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX9 2PE.