Ginge Manor

51.5755 - 1.3559Koordinaten: 51 ° 34 '32 " N, 1 ° 21' 21 " W

Ginge Manor or Ginge Manor House is a mansion in West Ginge, West Hendred in the English county of Oxfordshire, on the road about six kilometers south-east of Wantage. It was set on October 25, 1951 at Grade II on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest and is the family residence of Viscount Astor. His current residents are William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor and his wife Annabel. Viscount Astor is the stepfather of Samantha Cameron, wife of Prime Minister David Cameron.

History

A mansion of Ginge was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. It therefore fell under the domination of Abingdon Abbey, and both were at that time and for many centuries thereafter part of the county of Berkshire. At the time of the Saxons, the land belonged to three owners with the name Selva, Topius and Borda; and in the 12th century Robert de Gernon (also Grino ). His son and heir was William de Montfitchet, the Lord of Stansted. After his death, during the reign of Henry II Gilbert de Montfitchet came half the manor off at church. The other half probably come under his son Richard in the possession of the Church, because in the Magna Carta, reference is made to it.

During the reign of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile in the 1260er years it belonged to Robert, son of Andrew le Blund. Ginge Manor is mentioned again, as it Alice, the wife of Walter Gyffard, at her death on April 24, 1431 their son William Gyffard inherited. 1614, the manor of Sir John Horton and his wife, Jane, was sold for £ 1,400 at Benedict Winchombe of Noke, Oxfordshire.

Estate

The property includes a Mr. Ahaus with service quarters - is this is a cottage with three bedrooms - and several other outbuildings, including several barns, stables and old farm houses. Some of the barns in the area has been converted into houses. The property has gardens, an outdoor swimming pool and a tennis court. The present house stamt from the early days of the 17th century and is built of red bricks. A side wing on the left was built a century later, and in the 20th century, a mounting on the right wing was added. At the back is a door of six panels, framed by Doric pilasters made ​​of wood. The interior of the building includes a reverse staircase with handrail gemoldetem, ear-like, fluted balusters and a composite of panels Dado. "