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Manor house - Definition

Related Words: Castle, Chateau, Demesne, Domain, Honor, Land, Lot, Messuage, Parcel, Plat, Plot, Property, Quadrat, Villa

A manor house is a country houses, which historically formed the centre of a manor (see Manorialism). The the term is primarily applied to relatively small country houses which belonged to gentry families, rather than to grand stately homes.

Manor Houses

Note - this list needs to be reviewed to check that these are all really manor houses.

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