Tucked away in a fabulous and private edge of village location, at the end of a gravelled drive and nestled next to the village church, sits Brightwell Manor, set within its mature gardens of 4.88 acres.

Brightwell Manor is a house steeped in history, with a moated castle believed to have been built on the site by King Stephen in the 1150’s. The current house is believed to date back to 1605 with the striking Georgian façade, faced in blue brick headers, added in the late 1700’s. Of its many owners perhaps the most notable was the Reverend Dr W R Inge, Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral and Knight Commander of the Victorian Order. He was a prolific author and used the family room as his study for writing. The current owners bought the house from his family in 1971.

The house has been in the same family ownership for over 50 years and provides a rare opportunity to purchase an historic house in one of the most sought after South Oxfordshire villages.

Brightwell Manor is a superb family house with flexible living accommodation that could be reconfigured (subject to planning consent). The house is awash with period features reflecting both its Tudor and Georgian origins, including high ceilings, large sash windows with shutters, wood panelling, ornate cornicing, open fireplaces and flag stone floors. Of particular note is the beautiful mural painted by the neo romanticist, George Warner Allen.
The kitchen, annexe and guest cottage were built in the 1950s, in keeping with the Georgian character of the house.

The grounds are bordered on three sides by a moat, complete with a dam that controls the water level. The gardens are predominantly laid to lawn there are mature trees including a chestnut tree, grown from a conker taken from Windsor’s Royal Mile, as well as fruit trees. There is a walled garden, a tennis court, outside storage along with a double garage, next to the cottage.