Peter Ashton's photos with the keyword: Oxfordshire

A superb manor with a long and fascinating history, set in low-lying meadows on the north bank of the River Thames, looking across to Reading on the Berkshire bank. The Mapledurham estate goes back to the Domesday Book, but the current house is largely a product of the late 16th century. (britainexpress.com)

There is much more to Mapledurham than just the house. A short distance behind the manor, on the banks of the river, is a restored water mill, the only working mill on the Thames. There has been a mill here since at least the 11th century, but the oldest part of the current mill building dates to the 15th century. The medieval mill was enlarged in the 17th century. (britainexpress.com)

A superb manor with a long and fascinating history, set in low-lying meadows on the north bank of the River Thames, looking across to Reading on the Berkshire bank. The Mapledurham estate goes back to the Domesday Book, but the current house is largely a product of the late 16th century. (britainexpress.com)

There is much more to Mapledurham than just the house. A short distance behind the manor, on the banks of the river, is a restored water mill, the only working mill on the Thames. There has been a mill here since at least the 11th century, but the oldest part of the current mill building dates to the 15th century. The medieval mill was enlarged in the 17th century. (britainexpress.com)

There is much more to Mapledurham than just the house. A short distance behind the manor, on the banks of the river, is a restored water mill, the only working mill on the Thames. There has been a mill here since at least the 11th century, but the oldest part of the current mill building dates to the 15th century. The medieval mill was enlarged in the 17th century. (britainexpress.com)

There is much more to Mapledurham than just the house. A short distance behind the manor, on the banks of the river, is a restored water mill, the only working mill on the Thames. There has been a mill here since at least the 11th century, but the oldest part of the current mill building dates to the 15th century. The medieval mill was enlarged in the 17th century. (britainexpress.com)

There is much more to Mapledurham than just the house. A short distance behind the manor, on the banks of the river, is a restored water mill, the only working mill on the Thames. There has been a mill here since at least the 11th century, but the oldest part of the current mill building dates to the 15th century. The medieval mill was enlarged in the 17th century. (britainexpress.com)

A church has existed on this site since Norman times, but the present church was begun in the late 13th century by William Bardolf the younger (d. 1289) and his wife Juliana de Gournay. Little original work is now visible since Butterfield's restoration of 1863. (mapledurham.co.uk

Sulgrave Manor is a Tudor and Georgian house built by direct ancestors of George Washington, the first President of the United States

Sulgrave Manor is a Tudor and Georgian house built by direct ancestors of George Washington, the first President of the United States