Widford Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. Manor house.
Widford Manor House
- WRENN ID
- riven-rubble-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Manor house
- Address
- Widford Manor House, Swinbrook and Widford
- OS grid reference
- SP 270 120
- Coordinates
- 51.80611, -1.6084
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Widford Manor House is a manor house that likely dates back to the early 17th century, featuring a cross-wing on the left that is dated 1696 according to a sundial located on the ground floor. The building has undergone alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is constructed from coursed stone rubble, with the cross-wing made of coursed squared stone, and has a stone slate roof that is hipped at the cross-wing.
The manor is two stories high and has a five-window range, along with a two-storey-and-attic cross-wing that also has five windows. There is a six-panel door to the right of the cross-wing, framed by a moulded stone surround. The ground floor features a three-light stone mullion window to the right of the main range, which has a stone hood mould, as well as three-light wood mullion windows to the left and center of the main range, both with stone hood moulds. The first floor has single-light casements on the left and right, and a two-light stone mullion window with a stone hood mould to the right of center. There are also two-light wood mullion windows with stone hood moulds on the first floor to the left of center and in the center. A 20th-century casement window is located on the ground floor left of the cross-wing, along with a stone cross-window on the first floor right of the cross-wing and a wood cross-window on the first floor left of the cross-wing, both featuring stone hood moulds. The cross-wing has a wood dentil cornice.
Inside, there is an 18th-century open-well staircase that leads from the ground floor to the attic, featuring a baluster balustrade and a moulded wood handrail. The ground floor also has an open fireplace located to the left of center, and the roof is supported by trenched purlins.
Local climate
Widford Manor House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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