History

After the Civil War of 1641-1651 and the death of Oliver Cromwell, Charles II was crowned in 1661 and London became swamped with a heaving morass of people and buildings. There was turmoil with spectacular wealth living alongside grinding poverty.

We believe that the original house was built by a “Colony” of courageous London citizens that set out from the capital in 1664 to find a new life in the country.

During the 18th Century Bix Manor was significantly added to and by the early 19th Century became a large a prestigious farm, providing grain for the thriving breweries of Henley. Farming ceased in the 1960’s and commercial activities resumed when the Halls bought Bix Manor in 1986.

History of the Parish