[3] In the 16th century Little Sodbury Manor was the home of Sir John Walsh who employed William Tyndale as chaplain and tutor to his grandchildren in 1522–3; by tradition he began his translation of the Bible in his bedroom here.

[2][4] In 1556 the house was damaged by an electrical storm,[3] which killed Sir John Walsh's son Maurice and his family.

[5] Robert Packer of Donnington Castle bought Little Sodbury Manor in 1728,[2] following further storm damage in 1703 after which the house was remodelled.

[3] The Duke of Beaufort inherited the house in 1910 and sold it to Lord Hugh Grosvenor and in 1919 Baron de Tuyll.

[2][1] The grounds include a grassed terrace with hedges and stone walls and a Tudor bowling green.