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Outside of the United Kingdom, many believe the term ''manor'' refers to a building, but the manor is the specific area of land. The residence of the landlord was called the ''manor house.'' Those living on the manor were subject to the customs of the manor, a sort of local common law often set by the landlord and which varied from manor to manor. The landlord was referred to as ''Lord of the Manor'', but was not necessarily a titled person. The landlord held the estate from the Crown either directly or through one or more mesne lords (a 'middle' lord). The mesne lord generally held one or more manors from the king, then in turn was a superior lord over a manor lords who held one of his manors. Manors began after the Norman Conquest (1066) and weren't abolished until a property act of 1922. | Outside of the United Kingdom, many believe the term ''manor'' refers to a building, but the manor is the specific area of land. The residence of the landlord was called the ''manor house.'' Those living on the manor were subject to the customs of the manor, a sort of local common law often set by the landlord and which varied from manor to manor. The landlord was referred to as ''Lord of the Manor'', but was not necessarily a titled person. The landlord held the estate from the Crown either directly or through one or more mesne lords (a 'middle' lord). The mesne lord generally held one or more manors from the king, then in turn was a superior lord over a manor lords who held one of his manors. Manors began after the Norman Conquest (1066) and weren't abolished until a property act of 1922. | ||
<blockquote>"''In many hundreds of villages throughout England, the oldest and most important surviving building after the church is the manor house. It may not be called that. The local people may refer to it as 'the old hall' or 'the big house'. Sometimes it has been relegated to use as a farmhouse, or a vicarage, or an hotel, or it may be in ruins, but it nearly always holds a special place in the affections of the older people who, even if they know very little of it's history and regard those who occupy it now as complete strangers, have a sense of its past influence on the growth of their village''."<ref>Bailey, Brian. English Manor Houses. London: Robert Hale, 1983. p. 13 {{ | <blockquote>"''In many hundreds of villages throughout England, the oldest and most important surviving building after the church is the manor house. It may not be called that. The local people may refer to it as 'the old hall' or 'the big house'. Sometimes it has been relegated to use as a farmhouse, or a vicarage, or an hotel, or it may be in ruins, but it nearly always holds a special place in the affections of the older people who, even if they know very little of it's history and regard those who occupy it now as complete strangers, have a sense of its past influence on the growth of their village''."<ref>Bailey, Brian. English Manor Houses. London: Robert Hale, 1983. p. 13 {{FSC|240727}}</ref><br> </blockquote> | ||
The people who lived on the manor were either <br> | The people who lived on the manor were either <br> | ||
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all other counties can be searched at The National Archives search room.<br> | all other counties can be searched at The National Archives search room.<br> | ||
Razi and Smith attempted to create a nationwide inventory of all surviving pre-1500 manor court records. It is published in the Appendix to Zvi Razi and Richard Smith, ''Medieval Society and the Manor Court'' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996) {{ | Razi and Smith attempted to create a nationwide inventory of all surviving pre-1500 manor court records. It is published in the Appendix to Zvi Razi and Richard Smith, ''Medieval Society and the Manor Court'' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996) {{FSC|2544651|item|disp=FS Library British Book 942 P2rz}}.<br> | ||
== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == | ||
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