Lord of the manor
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A lord of the manor, in Anglo-Saxon England and Norman England, is the landholder of a rural estate. The titles date to the English feudal system. The lord enjoyed manorial rights as well as seignory,
Ightham Mote, a 14th-century moated manor house near Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Manor house in Crofton, West Yorkshire
Bayeux Tapestry scene 23 Harold sacramentum fecit Willelmo duci
Reeve and Serfs
Manor house
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A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held
Lord of the manor
…to the English feudal (specifically baronial) system. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seignory, the right to grant or draw benefit from the estate (for example, as a landlord). The title is not a peerage or title…
The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay in Oxfordshire (previously Berkshire), considered to be a "textbook" example of the English medieval manor house
Markenfield Hall in North Yorkshire, a 14th-century manor house with moat and gatehouse
Ightham Mote, a 14th-century moated manor house in Kent, England
Leeds Manor House Blue Plaque, Scarborough Hotel