[2] Cogges manor is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was for many years held by the De Grey family.

After the Civil War, the estate was granted to Sir Francis Henry Lee of Ditchley, who sold it to the Blake family.

In 1784, his grandson George, Earl Harcourt acquired the remainder of the Cogges estate from the heirs of Viscount Wenman, to clear the latter's debts.

[6] In about 1340 the north chapel was added,[6] linked with the chancel by an arcade of two bays and with the 14th century effigy of a lady under one of the arches.

[6] The windows of the north chapel were decorated with stained glass depicting the heraldry of the de Grey family.

[6] In 1441 Henry VI seized the priory and its estates and gave them to Eton College,[3] which thus acquired control of the parish church as well.

[10] For much of its history Cogges had two water mills: one at the southern tip of the parish and the other north of the Priory.

[3] In 1974 Oxfordshire County Council bought the house and converted it into a museum, now the heritage centre Cogges Manor Farm.

[3][11] An open field system of farming prevailed in the parish until 1787 when an Act of Parliament enabled the common land to be enclosed.