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Manor house is a term for a large house, particularly one which historically formed the centre of a manor estate (see Manorialism. They are typically much larger and better constructed that surrounding buildings, as under the feudal system, they were owned by local lords who owned and controlled the surrounding area. Examples of manor houses can be found across the world, and particularly in northern Europe.1 Manor Houses
- Clevedon
- Stanford Hall
- Sturminster Newton
- Stourhead
- Stokesay Castle
- Bradninch
- Garsington Manor
- Raasay
- East Riddlesden Hall
- Little BarfordThe English village of Little Barford in Bedfordshire lies on the county boundary with Cambridgeshire, adjacent to the town of St Neots. The village itself is very small and is close to the east bank of the River Great Ouse. The village contains a small c
- LlanrwstLlanrwst is a small town on the River Conwy in Conwy, Wales. The town grew around wool and harp manufacturing, but lying as it does in Snowdonia, its main industry today is tourism. Attractions in the town include Pont Fawr, said to have been designed by
- MentmoreMentmore is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about three miles east of Wingrave, three miles south east of Wing. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Menta's moor'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded
- Ightham MoteIghtham Mote (pronounced like "item moat") is a medieval moated manor house close to the village of Ightham, near Sevenoaks in Kent. Originally dating to around 1330, the building is of note as its successive owners effected relatively few changes to the
- CheddingtonCheddington is a village comprising 1,429 acres (5. 8 km˛); in Buckinghamshire about 5 miles ENE of Aylesbury and three miles N of Tring in Hertfordshire. It is a fairly large village compared to its neighbours, mostly due to the railway line and canal th
- CranborneCranborne is a village in east Dorset, England. In 2001 the village had a population of 779 people. The town is situated on chalk downland called Cranborne Chase, part of a large expanse of chalk in southern England which includes the nearby Salisbury Pla
2 See Also
- MansionAlmelo, The Netherlands Introduction A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus the past participle of manere "to dwell". The English word "manse" originally defined a property
- Stately homeA stately home is, strictly speaking, one of about 500 large properties built in England between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property (after the Dissolution of the Monasteries).
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