 The remains of the 13th century building were altered in the 16th century and a second wing was added after 1667.In 1974 [[Oxfordshire County Council]] bought the house and converted it into a [[Cogges Manor Farm Museum]].5

An [[open field system]] of farming prevailed in the parish until 1787 when an [[Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom|Act of Parliament]] enabled the [[common land]] to be [[Enclosure|enclosed]].Cogges was a separate civil parish until 1932, when the former village became part of Witney and the remaining rural parts were divided between the civil parishes of [[Ducklington]] and [[South Leigh]].