Asthall Manor House

Asthall Manor House is a manor house likely built in the early 17th century, with alterations made around 1916 by C. Bateman. The building is constructed of stone coursed rubble and features a complex stone slate roof with various stone stacks. It has two storeys and an attic, with a five-window main range facing the churchyard, which includes projecting end bays.

At the center, there is a stone porch with a plank door, dated 1916 on the gable of the roof. To the left and right of the center, there are four-light stone mullion and transom windows with hoodmoulds. The end bays have two-storey angled bays featuring stone mullion and transom windows along with battlemented parapets. The first floor has additional four-light stone mullion and transom windows with hoodmoulds, and a three-light stone mullion window at the center. Cross-gables are present on the end bays and to the left and right of the center, each with three-light stone mullion windows that have floating cornices. A hipped full dormer is located at the center.

To the left, there is a wing from the early 20th century, possibly incorporating an earlier structure, also made of stone coursed rubble with complex stone slate roofs. This single-storey, four-bay range connects to a two-storey and attic entrance lodge range with three bays, featuring irregularly placed windows and doors.

The interior has not been inspected but is expected to be of interest. Historically, the manor was built for Sir William Jones around 1620 and was purchased by Lord Redesdale in 1919. It served as the home of the Mitford family from 1919 to 1926, and Nancy Mitford's childhood experiences at Asthall inspired her novels "Love in a Cold Climate" and "Pursuit of Love."