Dixton Manor

(Lot 1)

The tranquil setting and impressive views are notable features of the Estate which stands beneath Dixton Hill, a fine example of the hill forts which characterise the Iron Age settlements of the Cotswolds and the Vale.

Dixton Manor is Listed Grade II* and occupies the site of a substantial stone house which was built in 1555. The Manor House of today retains a north east 16th Century Porch which is the earliest dated example in the Vale,with an inscription plaque above the moulded four-centred entrance arch.

A major part of the present house was rebuilt in the early 18th Century in a three storey and four gable design. The 16th Century dog leg staircase and Tudor arched stone fireplace with entablature survive. The windows were sashed in the early 18th Century, when pine panelling was installed in the Drawing Room, and a Bristol merchant added a red brick southern range to the house in the early 1800s.

The Manor House has been the home of the Hambro family for 60 years. Recent improvements include a comprehensive security and smoke alarm system linking the Manor House and Coach House, and external floodlighting. There is an integrated telephone system, satellite television, a sound system to ground and first floors, and broadband is available.