Historic houses · West Midlands
Fritwell Manor
Fritwell Manor — house in Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Heyford · 6.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Fritwell Manor 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 Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.9613°, -1.2387°.
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Fritwell Manor is a house in Fritwell, Oxfordshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1520, the manor at Fritwell was owned by Margaret Boleyn, grandmother of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England. The present house dates mainly from 1619, when it was built for George Yorke. In the mid-19th century the manor was home to Robert Barclay Allardice, the noted pedestrian. From 1893 it was bought and restored by Thomas Garner. Garner formed a thirty-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley, the architectural firm of Bodley & Garner being among the most successful of the late Victorian era. Garner died at the manor in 1903, after which it was bought by John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, who served as Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the…
Architecture
Fritwell Manor is constructed to a traditional Elizabethan E-plan. The house is of two storeys with attics, and a three-bay frontage. It is a Grade II* listed building.
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- Coordinates
- 51.9613, -1.2387
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Cherwell
- Parish
- Fritwell
- Postcode
- OX27 7QR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Banbury
- Nearest railway station
- Heyford — 6.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5504836 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fritwell Manor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fritwell Manor?
- Fritwell Manor is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX27 7QR), in the parish of Fritwell.
- Who owns Fritwell Manor?
- Fritwell Manor is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Fritwell Manor a listed building?
- Fritwell Manor is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Fritwell Manor?
- The nearest railway station is Heyford, about 6.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX27 7QR.