Originally a farmhouse on the Blenheim estate, Grade II-listed Fawler Manor, at Fawler, near Charlbury, west Oxfordshire, stands in just under 18½ acres of gardens, paddocks and woodland on the banks of the River Evenlode and is now for sale through the Cheltenham office of Butler Sherborn at a guide price of £2.5m.
A much-loved family home for 25 years or more, its Historic England listing dates the manor from the mid to late 17th century, with late-18th- or early-19th-century additions and 20th-century alterations.
The main house offers 5,376sq ft of generous accommodation on three floors, including three main reception rooms, a kitchen / breakfast room, six double bedrooms, three bath / shower rooms and two attic rooms.
Three acres of paddock stretch out alongside the manor house, known as the North Field. The River Evenlode runs alongside the property, providing river frontage and some stunning views.
Fawler’s beautiful exterior is almost entirely constructed of local Cotswolds stone. British novelist J. B. Priestley remarked on the beauty of this territorial building material, noting: “the truth is that it has no colour that can be described. Even when the sun is obscured and the light is cold, these walls are still faintly warm and luminous, as if they knew the trick of keeping the lost sunlight of centuries glimmering about them."
There are four further bedrooms in the converted former stables, known as The Old Stables, next to which is a yard with three loose boxes, a tack room, garages and storage.
This additional accommodation also boasts a private garden which leads down to the river, which along with the fully fitted utility room, boot room and study has enabled it to be very successfully let out in recent years.
Fawler Manor is on sale through Butler Sherborn at a guide price of £2.5m. Click here for more details and pictures.
Credit: Butler Sherborn
A Georgian-style house with a gorgeous walled garden in a picture-perfect Cotswolds village
In an enviable position bordering the picturesque village of Minchinhampton, Woodlands is perfect for any family looking to downsize.
Sporting life: The best spots in the Cotswolds to enjoy country pursuits
From sailing to shooting, Holly Kirkwood explains why the Cotswolds is such a Mecca for country sporting enthusiasts.
Credit: Knight Frank
The best country houses for sale this week
Catch up on the best houses that have come up for sale via Country Life in the last few weeks.
-
'I have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never can have been surpassed': Inside Jane Austen's Winchester home, the house where she penned her final words and drew her final breathJane Austen spent the last days of her life in rented lodgings in Winchester, Hampshire. Adam Rattray describes the remarkable recent discoveries made about the house in which she died.
-
An utterly charming island home in Scotland with gardens so beautiful they made the cover of Country LifeAn Cala on the Isle of Seil has a fascinating history that is only enhanced by its amazing setting.
-
An utterly charming island home in Scotland with gardens so beautiful they made the cover of Country Life
An Cala on the Isle of Seil has a fascinating history that is only enhanced by its amazing setting.
-
Soft tones and a sense of place: A Mayfair duplex that breaks the modern mouldA new designer-led residence at 60 Curzon in Mayfair reminds us that everything new doesn't necessarily have to look it.
-
'The very best North Yorkshire has to offer': The £25 million Kirkham EstateWith 1,103 acres and on the market for the first time in a century, we've got a new frontrunner for the sale of the year.
-
The reality of 20 years of house price rises in Britain, from the places that have had a charmed life to the spots where it's a struggle to move back homeAt first glance the ups and downs of the property market seem to even out over time — but dig in to the numbers and you'll see wild regional variations which paint a very difference picture. Annabel Dixon analyses new research which tells the story.
-
A historic Yorkshire hall, meticulously restored to its former 18th-century magnificenceWomersley Park is a masterpiece and one of Yorkshire's great historic houses. And it could be yours.
-
Rowing past dreams: An idyllic riverside home with a boathouse, croquet pitch and Olympic pedigreeThe Manor in Long Wittenham is a perfect Thames-side getaway. Comes with a free boat.
-
A bucolic Sussex home that's 'like stepping into a fairytale', yet just 30 minutes from central LondonFelmere House is a playground for nature and only 30 minutes from London.
-
Magnificent mansions across the Home Counties, from £3 million to £14 million, as seen in Country LifeA waterside dream home and a house and estate with over 1,100 years of history make our round-up this week.
