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Great Shefford Manor
West Shefford, Berkshire

Great Shefford Manor adjoins the parish church at the western end of the village of Great or West Shefford.

The house is largely built of brick with half flint infilling, below a clay tiled roof with dormer windows. It is a Grade II* listed building whose large farmhouse-like appearance, with many additions and alterations, hides an impressive history.

Great Shefford Manor was long thought only to date from the 16th Century but recent investigations have suggested it may have early Norman origins.

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The east range is certainly the hall of a medieval house, with full-height windows flanking the entrance.

In the 14th century, the house was merely minor manor, one of many belonging to the Kentwoods from Tilehurst.

However, over the next hundred years, it became a prized country residence, the inheritance of a succession of heiress, whom penniless younger sons of landed families were more than eager to wed. It all started in ,