Beauforest House
Appearance
![A Grade 2 Listed Georgian country house. Rectangular in shape, with a door in the centre, two windows on either side, and five along the upper floor. Shrubs grow by the corners of the lower floor.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Beauforest-house-wallingford-1600x900-1.jpg/220px-Beauforest-house-wallingford-1600x900-1.jpg)
Beauforest House is a historic house, near Newington, Oxfordshire, England.
It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since 1963.[1]
It is a former rectory and dates back to about 1500, and was extended in the late 18th century and again in about 1800.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/St_Giles_Church_in_Newington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2386603.jpg/220px-St_Giles_Church_in_Newington_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2386603.jpg)
In 1951, The Rectory, as it was then known, was sold to art historian and administrator Sir John Rothenstein, who renamed it Beauforest House.[2] In 2014, it was owned by Christopher Brett, 5th Viscount Esher.[2]
As of November 2021, it is for sale at £4.5 million.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England, "Beauforest House (1048069)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 November 2021
- ^ a b "Newington (Including Berrick Prior, Britwell Prior, Brookhampton, Holcombe)". BHO. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Bennett, Rebecca (4 March 2021). "Beauforest House: A magnificent Grade II listed Georgian country house". The Oxford Magazine. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Beauforest House" (PDF). savills.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.