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.
An English editorial overview and visiting guidance are available in this dossier. Check the linked official information for current opening times, access and booking arrangements.
Eintrag
- Eighteenth-century manor house incorporating earlier fabric
- Vereinigtes Königreich
- Cornwell
- South East England
- other
- 1954-08-27
Redaktionelle Einordnung
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).
Besuchsempfehlung
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.
Lage und Besuch
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Quellen & Credits
Quelldatensatz: Wikidata
Quelldatensatz: Eigen redactie
Quelldatensatz: Eigen redactie
Quelldatensatz: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Quelldatensatz: Wikimedia Commons
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