Cogges Manor Farm Museum is in Church Lane, Witney, Oxfordshire, England. It is a working museum that depicts Oxfordshire rural life in Victorian times. It is set in an historic manor house and Cotswold stone farm buildings. Map sources for Witney at grid reference SP3509 High Street in Witney Witney is also the name of a UK Parliament constituency. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... The Cotswolds is the name given to a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet. ...

It is a traditional farmstead with its original Cotswold buildings and is home to representatives of the traditional breeds of farm animals, including cows, sheep, pigs and chickens.

The displays of farm implements and machinery and the regular demonstrations of farm work such as handmilking and buttermaking help bring the displays to life. Visitors can converse with the dairy maids, farm staff and house staff, who are traditionally garbed and going about the daily duties of that era.

The history of the house, parts of which are more than 700 years old, is on show upstairs. In the activities room, children can try on Victorian clothes and play with replica toys and games of the period.

Regular activities include demonstrations of handmilking, feeding the pigs, buttermaking (on most Sunday afternoons) and the work of the Victorian maids in the Manor House.

The museum lays on theme weekends, daily activities for children and families in the school holidays and summer evening performances.

External Links

• Map sources for Cogges Manor Farm Museum
• Local Government site with details of the museum