Manor house

Main residence of the lord of a manor The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay in Oxfordshire (previously Berkshire), considered to be a "textbook" example of the English medieval manor houseEnglish feudalismHarold Sacramentum Fecit Willelmo Duci(Bayeux Tapestry) FiefEcclesiastical fiefCrown landAllodial titleAppanageVassalFeoffmentSeignorySubinfeudationFeoffeeFealtyHomageAffinityFeudal maintenanceFeudal fragmentationBastard feudalismLivery Manorialism Lord of the manorManorial courtManor house (List)DemesneGlebeOverlordLordPeasantSerfdomFree tenant Feudal land tenure in England Land tenureEnglish feudal baronyFeudal baronKnight's feeKnight-serviceBaronagePeerageSerjeantyCopyholdFreeholdGavelkindCustomary freeholdLanded gentryPeerages in the United Kingdom Feudal duties Avera and inwardSocageScutageFeudal aidScot and lotTallage FeudalismvteA 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 the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets. The term is today loosely (though erroneously) applied to various English c