In 1743 George II of England granted to George Braxton, Jr. a large section of Virginia land.  A portion of that land was purchased in the mid 1760's by Colonel Joseph Cabell who named his property "Winton" which was the name of his ancestral home in England.  The construction of the original manor house, a late Georgian two story frame structure, was completed by Colonel Cabell in 1769.

    Sarah Winston Syme Henry, the mother of Patrick Henry, lived at Winton from 1779 to 1784.  She was the first of several of her family members to be buried within the cemetery which is surrounded by a brick wall and located adjacent to the golf course approximately 200 yards to the west of the Manor House.

    The ownership of Winton changed several times over the course of almost two centuries until its purchase in 1967 by Mr. Keene C. Brown.  Mr. Brown gave the property to the County of Amherst under the condition that the property be leased to a corporation and operated as a private membership club.  Winton Country Club was incorporated in 1967 and continues to operate under a long term lease from Amherst County.

    The original manor house is on the list of national historical places.