[1] The manor house, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book, is claimed to have been built by Cardinal Beaufort as a hunting lodge.

In 1859, John Henry Parker wrote in his Account of Domestic Architecture:The front is nearly perfect, with a parapet battlemented and enriched with quatre-foil panels, two projections having also battlements and pinnacles, a bay-window, and a good small chimney, some curious gargoyles, and a good bell-cot.

The front is long and low, and has three doorways; the hall forms only a small part of the house.

[5]Halsway Manor Society Ltd was registered as a charity on 8 March 1966 to promote participation in the folk arts — traditional folk music, dance, song, storytelling, folklore and related arts and crafts — through a year-round programme of residential courses, classes, events and activities for people of all ages and abilities.

Local people are encouraged to get involved through regular dance and music clubs, concerts, an annual festival, fete and craft fairs.