Cornwell Manor
A Cotswold manor house whose eighteenth-century composition incorporates an earlier core and a twentieth-century ballroom.
A Cotswold manor house whose eighteenth-century composition incorporates an earlier core and a twentieth-century ballroom.
Register entry — CORNWELL MANOR. National Heritage List for England reference: 1198747. Recorded designation: Grade II* listed building.
First listed: 1954-08-27. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1198747
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
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Record
- Eighteenth-century manor house incorporating earlier fabric
- United Kingdom
- Cornwell
- South East England
- other
- 1954-08-27
Editorial reading
Historic England dates the principal remodelling to around 1750 while identifying a sixteenth- or seventeenth-century core. Limestone walls, a stone-slate roof and a classically treated entrance establish its country-house character. The account distinguishes later work, including a ballroom of about 1939 by Clough Williams-Ellis.
The listed elevations include a pedimented central section, a Doric entrance and a projecting staircase element, illustrating how different additions form the present composition. The operator now offers the house for exclusive stays, weddings and events on an estate near Chipping Norton.
Our editorial reading: Cornwell's apparent stylistic ease is the product of accumulated change. Reading the earlier fabric and later social spaces together gives a fuller picture than treating it simply as a Georgian façade.
Sources: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1198747 and https://cornwellmanor.com/ (checked 21 October 2026).
Recommendation
Contact the operator about exclusive hire or accommodation. Private stays and events are distinct from public historic-house admission; confirm access arrangements rather than assuming that the house and gardens are generally open.
Location and visiting
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Sources & credits
Source record: Wikidata
Source record: Eigen redactie
Source record: Eigen redactie
Source record: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Source record: Wikimedia Commons
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