Manor Explained
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
- Manor house, 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
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
- James B. Manor (1804-1881), namesake of Manor, Texas
- Brison Manor (1952–2023), American football player
- 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
- Manor Solomon (born 1999), Israeli international association footballer
Other uses
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