Sulgrave Manor is a superb example of a modest manor and garden of the time of Shakespeare, and was home to the ancestors of George Washington.

In 1539 the manor was bought by Lawrence Washington from Henry VIII and his descendants were to live there for the next 120 years. In 1656, Lawrence Washington's great, great grandson Colonel John Washington left England to take up land in Virginia which later became Mount Vernon. Col. Washington was the Great Grandfather of George Washington, first President of the United States of America. In 1914, Sulgrave Manor was presented by a body of British subscribers to the Peoples of Great Britain and the United States of America, in celebration of the Hundred Years Peace between the two nations. In 1924, the National Society of Colonial Dames of America generously endowed the Manor House and still co-operates with the Board in its upkeep.

The Manor stands as a permanent reminder of the special relationship between Britain and America, and today visitors from all over the world, including many school children, come to enjoy this beautiful Tudor house.

Opening Times
For further information regarding Sulgrave Manor and current opening times please view their website at: www.sulgravemanor.org.uk

Address & Location
Sulgrave Manor, Sulgrave, Near Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2SD
Telephone: 01295 760205

Sulgrave Manor is situated in the village of Sulgrave off the B4525 road from Banbury to Northampton, 7 mile north-east of Banbury and junction 11 of the M40. It is 6 miles north-west of Brackley and the A43 and 10 miles west of Towcester and the A5.