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This view is from the Royal Victoria Hotel, formerly Swanage Manor, which was named for the overnight visit of Princess Victoria on 7-8 August 1833.

The lord of the manor, William Gossip, purchased land here with the view to owning a substantial but convenient house in this rural part of the West and North Yorkshire border.

Inside is a memorial to John Dutton, lord of the manor, who died in 1656; it reads 'Master of a large fortune and owner of a mind equal to it.'

He bought the manor of Fenstanton in 1768 for £13,000. Brown would have been proud of the pollarded walkway through the churchyard, which even today is perfectly maintained.

Next to the small 15th-century parish church, out of view to the right, is Dodington Hall, a long Elizabethan manor house of 1581.

There has been a corn mill on this site from Anglo-Saxon times, as part of a manor that belonged to Glastonbury Abbey.

Findon Place is a manor house built in the 13th century and extended around the year 1740, with extensive stables added in 1800.

To its left, also out of shot, is the self-explanatory Norman Hall, a small stone manor house built around 1190: a rare survival indeed.

The Manor House, far right, dates from 1743; the original owner was Elenor Ellis.

The village church of St Simon and St Jude's has a semi-detached Norman tower and a sepulchral cross slab bearing the arms of the Bardolf family, who were Lords of the Manor of Birling.

It is said that the building, an almost perfect example of mid 14th-century work, was financed by Judge Sir Henry Greene, lord of the manor.

Battenhall lies off London Road and was first recorded in Norman times, when the Poer family held the manor for the annual rent of one lamprey.

Little Bookham's tiny 12th- century church and manor house lie south of the Guildford Road.

Much of the present church dates from the rebuilding of the 1870s, financed by Sir Gilbert Greenall, Lord of the Manor of Daresbury.

Nearby is Corsham Court, a large manor house built in Elizabethan style. Thomas Smythe of London, haberdasher and Collector of the Customs, erected it in 1582.

Hugh Rogers bought the Manor of Penrose in 1770 from the Penrose family, who had owned it since the 13th century.

Built by Archbishop Warham in the early 16th century, this small manor house, consisting of a three-storey brick tower, a gallery (later turned into cottages), and the single-storey storehouse beyond

Just behind it, backing onto the edge of the churchyard, was the Tollhouse, an administrative office where the market tolls were collected, and where the manor-court sat.

Built by Archbishop Warham in the early 16th century, this small manor house, consisting of a three-storey brick tower, a gallery (later turned into cottages), and the single-storey storehouse beyond

It is said that the building, an almost perfect example of mid 14th-century work, was financed by Judge Sir Henry Greene, lord of the manor.

Richard Tempest, lord of the manor, was probably advised by King Henry VI about this beautiful church in Perpendicular style when he was sheltering the royal visitor in 1500.

rebuild.The right-hand side of the building at the end of the path was at one time the old Court House.You can tell it by the larger first-floor windows: they let in more light for the Lord of the Manor

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.

Elizabeth I was entertained here when the manor belonged to the Cheneys.