Manor House is a Grade II* listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1952. Manor house. 2 related planning applications.

Manor House

WRENN ID
crooked-parapet-moon
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 April 1952
Type
Manor house
Address
Manor House, Paper Mill Lane, South Moreton, OX11 9AH
OS grid reference
SU 562 882
Coordinates
51.59061, -1.18966
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Manor House is a building that likely dates from the late 14th century, with alterations made in the 16th and 18th centuries. It features a cruck-framed structure, red brick with random grey headers on the right side, and render on timber-framing with brick infill in the center. The left side has red brick on the ground floor, while the first floor features large timber-framing with angle braces and brick infill. There is also recent tile-hanging on the cross-gable to the left, and the roof is covered with plain tiles, supported by various brick stacks.

This is a double-ended hall-house with a single storey and attic, displaying a three-window range in the center, a two-storey, one-window cross-wing to the right, and a double-height cross-wing to the left. A 20th-century door with Gothic glazing bars is located to the left of the center, flanked by two four-light leaded casements. The center also has three raking half-dormers and a three-light wood-mullioned and transomed window with three rows in the left cross-wing. A double-leaf French window is found on the left return of the right cross-wing, and a 16-pane unhorned sash window is positioned at the first floor end of the right cross-wing.

At the rear, there is significant timber-framing on the left, with painted brick infill on the ground floor and rendered infill on the first floor, along with some painted brick and timber-framing. A 16th-century wood-mullioned and transomed bay window with side lights is present on the first floor to the left. The fenestration is irregular, featuring casements and raking dormers.

The right return showcases red brick with random grey headers in Flemish bond on the left, a flint base on the right, and render on the right, likely over timber-framing. This side has a two-storey, four-window range, with a sash door leading to a lean-to roofed porch at the center. The fenestration is irregular, primarily consisting of 16-pane unhorned sashes, except for a tripartite sash with glazing bars on the ground floor to the right. A 20th-century staircase is also present.

Inside, the left cross-wing has a king-post roof with a moulded king-post, while the center features jointed cruck construction with wind braces. Most rooms contain open fireplaces, and there is a subsidiary bay of large timber-frame on the left return with a queen-post roof.

Historically, this building was known as Sandervilie Manor House and was held by the de Sanderville family from 1199 until 1891. The site is also moated.

Local climate

Manor House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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