Manor Oaks

Once at the heart of a beautiful wooded hunting park, Manor Oaks farmhouse is one of the best preserved buildings in this area and many events and changes have unfurled in view of its striking windows. There have been farm buildings on this site in one form or another since the park was divided to house tenants in the early 18^th century. The main house developed over time along with the usual collection of farm buildings surrounding a yard.

Sadly, Manor Oaks farm fell into disrepair once the land stopped being worked. Luckily, Green Estate were able to restore parts of the building to their former glory.

A chance meeting with the grandson of the last farmer to live here has provided us with a window into life on the Manor before the estates were built. Even in the 1930’s this area was open countryside. With views for miles around only interrupted by other farm buildings, shire horses working the land and stunning floral gardens surrounding this building Manor Oaks would have been a glorious haven compared to the expanding industrialisation of the valleys below.