The land on which the house stands was part of the Bucklebury Estate, belonging to the Winchcombe family and their descendants for many generations.

In 1830, their home, Bucklebury House, was gutted by fire and demolished shortly afterwards, leaving only servants' quarters and associated outbuildings standing.

However, shortly before these were sold in 1906, the chief heiress to the estates, Mrs Nina Webley-Parry, moved to the Cottage and renamed it 'Bucklebury Manor'.

In 2012, Bucklebury Manor and its eighteen acres of grounds were purchased by Michael and Carole Middleton, the parents of Catherine, Princess of Wales.

[3] The Georgian Bucklebury Manor contains within its interior an early C17 ashlar fireplace that is carved with panelled pilasters that support a rich cornice.