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Downham is another example of a village which was tightly controlled by the lords of the manor, who refused to let industry into the village.

The first was in the Market Place, near St Anne's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor.

The first was in the Market Place, near St Ann's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor.

On her death, Isabella, queen of Edward II, succeeded to the Manor.

Originally called the Sugar Loaf, in 1852 its name was changed to the Sowerby Arms out of respect to the lord of the manor.

Outside at its east end is Wing's monument to William Fortrey, and close by is the 17th-century Fortrey manor house.

On the left where the cars are parked is Westbury Manor Museum, which has installed iron sculptures in the town centre around West Street.

The first was in the Market Place, near St Ann's Square, built in 1729 at the expense of Sir Oswald Mosley, Lord of the Manor.

By 1740 the original premises were very dilapidated; the Manor House at the south end of High Street was purchased for £1,000 to provide a new Master's House.

Sir Roger Fiennes' ancestor, Sir John, had married the heiress Maud de Monceux in 1320, the last of the family that had held the manor since the 12th century and had given the village the second

In 1580 Elizabeth had leased Carey the Manor of Berkhamsted, which included the ruined castle and the deer park, at the nominal rent of one red rose.

In the Civil War, Sir Gilbert, the Lord of the Manor, was for the King, yet his son and heir Richard fought for the Roundheads.

After the Norman Conquest, the manor was held by Peter de Valoignes, and it was from him that the church took its dedication.

In fact, the castle is a fortified manor house, carefully set out within a rectangular moat, and the beauty of the remains, which are in the guardianship of English Heritage, resides not so much

The Beaumont Arms, named after the lord of the manor, was originally a gaol and courthouse in the 14th century.

On the right is Manor Farm, now a residence and bed and breakfast.

The castle was built by the new Norman lord of the manor of Halton, Nigel Fitzwilliam, in around 1071.

The village was built around the Manor House, later surrendered to Henry VIII after the dissolution.

Clovelly's remarkable state of preservation is due to the philanthropic nature of the Hamlyn family, who acquired the manor in 1740.

The Toby Jug, Fudge Kitchen and Mulberry Manor front the next pavement, in a row of shops uphill to the Three Cups Hotel.

The royal connections with this park probably go back further that with other parks, beginning with Edward I (1272-1307), when the area was part of the Manor of Shene; the name was changed to Richmond

It was Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln and lord of the manor, who replaced the original Norman timber fortress with one of stone, employing Ranulph of Durham to build the gatehouse; Newark thus became one

This splendid setting shows off St Mary's alongside Chieveley Manor House, which is of red brick with a hipped roof.

The pretty village of Thorp Arch with its green, Manor House and old mill leads down to the banks of the Wharfe, with the bridge (1772) carrying the road to Boston Spa.