The Manor Country House Hotel, Weston-on-the-Green
The Manor Country House Hotel in Weston-on-the-Green is a building of historical significance and is Grade II* listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in the late 15th century and was the home of many notable people over the next five centuries. Today it is a hotel which provides accommodation, restaurant facilities and caters for special events. Early history In the late 15th century the house was built for the Bailff of Osney Abbey. It was originally within a 13th-century moat but this has since been filled in. In the 16th century, the house was re-fronted and the entrance hall and Tudor fireplace constructed. The drawing room paneling dates from about 1680 from the reign of William and Mary. During this time the house was owned by the Norreys family (sometimes spelt Norris) who were influential politicians and landowners. In 1669 Sir Edward Norreys was the owner and when he died in 1712 he passed it to his only surviving son James. When he died in 1718 he bequeathed it to his nephew James Bertie who was Sir Edward’s grandson from his daughter Philadelphia’s marriage to Henry Bertie. James Bertie {1687-1728) married Elizabeth Harris (1693-1720) and they had