Langley Farmhouse

Langley Farmhouse is a building with a complex history, originally a fragmentary royal hunting lodge, dating partly to circa 1478, with significant additions and remodeling in the 18th century and a substantial alteration in 1858. It is constructed of rubble stone with Cotswold stone roofs. The main rectangular range is accompanied by a lower L-plan extension to the southeast, built in 1858. Its architectural style is Tudor and free Tudor.

The east (entrance) front is two and a half storeys high and includes a gabled porch with a half-glazed door. Of considerable interest are two reset panels featuring the initials "HE" (Henry VII) and Elizabeth of York, intertwined with roses between the floors. The main south range is divided into three parts, with a distinct break roughly left of centre and a less noticeable break where the gabled extension is situated. A range of moulded arch stair lights are visible to the left (and in the return gable), alongside a shallow two-storey angled bay with two-light mullion windows featuring moulded arch heads and ferramenta. To the right of this bay, there are three windows of a somewhat irregular cross-mullion design, with 20th-century casements. Some of these windows retain the keyed lintels and reveals characteristic of the 1858 work, but two first-floor windows on the left retain their early 18th-century appearance. The right-hand portion of the building, dating to 1858, projects forward and displays moldings around the cross-mullion windows. The rear elevation is irregular, partly three storeys high, and features a heavy, partly molded wall plate.

The west bay contains a particularly significant interior feature. On the ground and first floors, two doorways lead into the east wall, dividing the space into two sections. The south portion contains a redesigned staircase with an oriel bay window where the soffit displays "HE" (Henry VII) and Elizabeth of York intertwined with roses. The north section, accessed by arched doorways off the staircase, has a room on each floor, the first floor also boasting a high, molded cornice, likely dating to the late 15th century.

The farmhouse stands within a complex of earthworks, indicating that the visible building is only a portion of a larger range that once extended north-south. Historically, the manor belonged to the Nevilles and was transferred to the Crown in 1478, after which Henry VII oversaw extensive building work. The royal court resided there as late as 1614. Associated earthworks are recorded as AM Oxon 122.