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It stands on the site of the original priory and of the 17th-century manor house that succeeded it. Stonework from both buildings is incorporated into the structure.

Canford Manor, not far from Wimborne, dates from the early years of the 19th century, though it stands on the site of an ancient house which once belonged to the Earls of Salisbury.

The manor house (known by locals as 'The Palace') was an E-shaped building facing north. The ground floor comprised a hall, a parlour, a buttery and a kitchen.

It was in February 1909 that proposals were made under the Greater Birmingham Plan to annex Aston Manor, Erdington, Handworth, King’s Norton, Northfield and Yardley.

suggested that the remains of Herstmonceux Castle form part of the oldest brick mansion in Britain; it was built in 1441, following a grant from the king to Roger de Fiennes to ‘embattle’ his manor-house

There was a guildhall and a manor house, a weekly market and twice- yearly fairs. The splendour of the church reflects the comparative wealth of medieval Loughborough from wool production.

The castle started out as a manor house for the bishops of Chichester, but in 1377 Bishop Rede was given a licence to crenellate (that is, make a castle) to protect the Arun gap from possible French

When he died the country was still 90% Saxon; the Normans' policy, like the Romans', was 'divide and rule', with the majority of England's two million people subject to the Norman fist.

Some examples of their handiwork can be seen today at Westbury Manor Museum. Some people believe that the ghosts of these prisoners still roam the area.