Garsington Manor, in the village of Garsington, near Oxford, England, is a Tudor building, best known as the former home of Lady Ottoline Morrell. The manor was built on land once owned by the son of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, and at one time had the name "Chaucers". Lady Ottoline and her husband, Philip Morrell, bought the manor house in 1914, at which time it was in a state of disrepair, having been in use as a farmhouse. They completely restored it, creating landscaped Italian-style gardens, and it became a haven for their friends, including D.H. Lawrence, Siegfried Sassoon, Lytton Strachey, Aldous Huxley and Bertrand Russell. In 1916, they invited conscientious objectors, including Clive Bell and other bloomsberries, to come and work on the home farm for the duration of the war, so as to avoid prosecution. The Morrells moved out in 1928.Aldous Huxley spent time here before he wrote Crome Yellow. Garsington is a village in Oxfordshire, a few miles to the east of the city of Oxford, England. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 ( 2001 census). ... The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh Twdwr) is a series of five monarchs of Welsh origin who ruled England from 1485 until 1603. ... Lady Ottoline Morrell ( June 16, 1873 - April 21, 1938) was an English socialite, friend and patron of many artistic people, including Aldous Huxley, Siegfried Sassoon and D. H. Lawrence. ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902 Geoffrey Chaucer (c. ... A manor house is a country houses, which historically formed the centre of a manor (see Manorialism). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... Siegfried Sassoon, 1916 Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (September 8, 1886 – September 1, 1967) was an English poet and author. ... Giles Lytton Strachey (March 1, 1880 – January 21, 1932) was a British writer, best known as a biographer. ... Aldous Huxley Aldous Leonard Huxley (July 26, 1894 – November 22, 1963) was a British writer who emigrated to the United States. ... Bertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872–February 2, 1970) was an influential mathematician, philosopher, and logician of the modern age, working mostly in the 20th century. ... A conscientious objector is an individual whose personal beliefs are incompatible with military service, perhaps with any role in the armed forces or just with a particular war. ... Arthur Clive Howard Bell (1881-1964) was an English critic, associated with the Bloomsbury group. ... The Bloomsbury group or Bloomsbury Set or just Bloomsbury as its adherents (members is probably too formal a designation) would generally refer to it, was an English group of artists and scholars that existed from around 1905 until around World War II. The group began as an informal social assembly... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

It is currently owned by the Ingrams. Mr Ingram being a Merchant Banker. They are well known for the Opera they put on every year in the Gardens as well as letting the local Amateur Dramatics Society and The Church use the grounds.

Information has come to light that the manor may now be owned by Ian Hislop's brother. Ian Hislop (born July 13, 1960) is the editor of British satirical magazine Private Eye. ...