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The medieval manor house, Gawthorp Hall, was bought by the Harewood family, and John Carr was asked to design the new stable block.

A builder balances on a plank across two ladders (centre right) to carry out a meticulous repair to the stone balls on the gate to the Manor.

The Manor House Hotel was built in c1545, and George VI visited during World War II.

This was a former royal manor granted by Henry I to his cousin Richard de Redvers in 1100, who raised the first castle on the site, building a motte 27ft high.

It is more likely, however, to have been constructed for Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland and Lord of the Manor of Penrith from 1396 to 1425.

You can tell it by the larger first-floor windows: they let in more light for the Lord of the Manor and the visiting judges, as they sat and listened to cases concerning the Forrest and Trough law.

His castle was originally the ancient manor house of the Lyttleton family, Arley Hall, and huge sums of money were spent in converting it to a medieval-style castle with four massive towers

It was a custom for the lady of the manor to allow visitors to look around the grounds (but not the house) for a small fee.

The small village based around the manor of Rossington was enlarged to its west side once coal reserves had been found.

The charter not only gave them the lordship of the manor of Hallgarth and a large collection of property, but also the right to collect tolls belonging to the manor, and the right (previously held

The villagers of Coltishall were favoured by Henry III: the local lords of the manor could not order the locals to do anything, or dispose of them, settle their quarrels or disputes or force them into

This early 19th-century listed building, built on the site of the former manor house, has had numerous private owners, reputedly including one eccentric lady with a love of snakes who allowed them to

King Edward I transferred the manor of Letchworth to the Knights Templar. When the order was dissolved in 1312, it passed to the Knights Hospitallers and eventually to the Lytton family of Knebworth.

He bought the manors of Greywell and Nately Scures from the trustees of the Earl of Northington.

A lane leads left to the church and manor house, and to the right is Burycroft, which leads to the medieval bridge and then Abingdon.

The main village migrated or grew up along the main Bexhill-Hailsham road over a mile away, giving the church the feel of being the lord of the manor's private chapel.

North of the old windmill is the Manor House in mid 17th-century brick, which retains its original cross windows.

The medieval manor house, Gawthorp Hall, was bought by the family, and John Carr was asked to design the new stables block.

Lady Roysia's manor of Newsells lay in the parish of Barkway. The stone has been moved several times, and is now located on the opposite side of the Icknield Way.

In 1606 the Clifton family of Westby (3 miles to the north) purchased the manor and estate of Lytham from the Molyneaux family of Sefton for £4,300 and fanned the coals of patronage into a comforting

The parish church of St Mary the Virgin (centre) with its lofty belfry tower stands beside Granary Cottage and Long House (left) that were attached to Manor Farm.

The manor house extension was added in 1614. In 1807 Sir Charles Monck abandoned the old castle for a new residence, Belsay Hall.

A small village on minor roads near to the Surrey border. The church of St Mary Magdalene has two historic 14th-century brasses.

Legend relates that the lord of the manor of Tetbury was sailing across the Irish Sea when his ship was holed and began to sink.