Manor Farm is the name traditionally given to the
farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used ...
of a
manor house
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 held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...
in England. Its produce was used to supply the manor. Due to its ancient origins, there are many uses of the name Manor Farm:
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Manor Farm Country Park
Manor may refer to:
Land ownership
*Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England
*Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism
*Man ...
and its museum, in Botley, Hampshire
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Manor Farm, Pulham Market, Norfolk, a property owned by the Landmark Trust
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Manor Farm, Ruislip
Manor Farm is a historic site in Ruislip, Greater London. It incorporates a medieval farm complex, with a main old barn dating from the 13th century and a farm house from the 16th. Nearby are the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle believed t ...
, London
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Manor Farm, Surrey, a nature reserve owned by the Surrey Wildlife Trust
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Manor Farm, West Challow
Manor Farm in West Challow, Oxfordshire, England, is a building of historical significance and is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register. It is a Queen Anne style architecture, Queen Anne–style house with earlier parts. It was included ...
, Oxfordshire
;Literature
*Manor Farm is the setting of George Orwell's novel ''
Animal Farm
''Animal Farm'' is a beast fable, in the form of satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to c ...
''
;See also
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Home Farm (disambiguation), a similar sort of farm established after the end of manorialism
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