The Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1955. Manor house. 3 related planning applications.

The Manor House

WRENN ID
forgotten-fireplace-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 December 1955
Type
Manor house
Address
The Manor House, Netting Street, Hook Norton, OX15 5NP
OS grid reference
SP 352 331
Coordinates
51.99563, -1.48802
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Manor House is a Grade II listed building dating from 1636, as indicated by its datestone. It is constructed from coursed regular ironstone rubble and features a Welsh slate roof laid to diminishing courses, with paired stone stacks and stone copings. The house is designed in an L-plan, comprising a kitchen, hall, parlour range, and service wing.

The garden front has two storeys and includes three gabled dormers that are flush with the wall face. It has three bays, with the entrance located to the right of the centre leading into the hall. A two-storey canted bay window is situated at the parlour end, and there is a four-light stone mullioned window with a hood mould and label stops in the hall. Additionally, there are two- and three-light stone mullioned windows with hood moulds and label stops at both the front and rear of the house. A sundial is located below the central dormer, and there is a cellar beneath the parlour. The rear features a porch from around 1935 and an apsidal stair turret.

Inside, the original layout of the kitchen, screens, hall, and parlour is still recognizable. There is a wooden spiral stair leading to the service wing, and the stone fireplaces, although mostly renewed and re-set, remain a notable feature.

Historically, in the 17th century, the Manor House belonged to the Austin family. The datestone, which includes a crest, is attributed to Robert Austin, who is noted for rebuilding his house during this period.

Local climate

The Manor House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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