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Land ownership

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Manorialism Manorialism, also known as the manor system or manorial system, was the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages. Its defining features included a large, sometimes forti ...
or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England *
Lord of the manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...
, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism *
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 ...
, the main residence of the lord of the manor *Estate (land), the land (and buildings) that belong to large house, synonymous with the modern understanding of a manor. *Manor (in Colonial America), a form of tenure restricted to certain Proprietary colonies *Manor (in 17th-century Canada), the land tenure unit under the Seigneurial system of New France


Places

* Manor railway station, a former railway station in Victoria, Australia * Manor, Saskatchewan, Canada * Manor, India, a census town in Palghar District, Maharashtra * The Manor, a luxury neighborhood in Western Hanoi, Vietnam


United Kingdom

* Manor (Sefton ward), a municipal borough of Sefton ward, Merseyside, England * Manor, Scottish Borders, a parish in Peeblesshire, Scotland * Manor, South Yorkshire, an electoral ward of Sheffield, England * Manors railway station, a railway station in Newcastle-upon-Tyne


United States

*Manor, California, an unincorporated community in the state of California *Manor, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Ware County in the state of Georgia (it is pronounced with long "a") *Manor, Ohio, a largely uninhabited area in the state of Ohio *Manor, Pennsylvania, a borough *Manor St. George, a tract of land on Long Island, New York *Manor, Texas, a city and suburb of Austin *Manor Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, a township in the state of Pennsylvania *Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a township in the state of Pennsylvania *Manorville, New York, a hamlet within Manor St. George


People with the name

*Ehud Manor (1941–2005), Israeli songwriter, translator, and radio and TV personality *Leroy J. Manor (1921-2021), United States Air Force Lieutenant General and pilot


Other uses

*Manor (department store), in Switzerland *Manor Class or GWR 7800 Class, a class of Great Western Railway engines *Manor Farm, the setting for the story ''Animal Farm'' by George Orwell *Manor Motorsport, a British motor racing team *Manor Racing, a British Formula One team *Manor Records, a record label


See also

*The Manor (disambiguation) *Manor High School (disambiguation) *Manors railway station, Newcastle upon Tyne, England *Manors Metro station, Newcastle upon Tyne, England *Manner (disambiguation) *Manners (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo, surname