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It replaced the former village chapel, which had been formed by converting outbuildings at Caldy Manor into a place of worship.

Thirteen miles from Norwich, Aylsham had a market by 1300, but really developed later when John of Gaunt held the manor.

Osmington is an ancient manor founded by the Saxon King Athelstan, though most visitors pass through the village to see the chalk figure of a later king, George III, carved on the downlands to the north

Little remains of this medieval fortification, and a later manor house was 'slighted' in 1645 during the Civil War.

Thatched cottages (right) stand between Woolbridge Manor and the River Frome, looking upstream from the five mediaeval arches of Wool Bridge.

A medieval manor house, Athelhampton was built in 1485 by Sir William Martyn, who became Lord Mayor of London in 1493.

The house was built between 1480 and 1520 on the site of a Norman manor house. Much of the stone came from the ruined Fulbrook Castle, which had been given to William de Compton by Henry VIII.

Sydling's manor house, a possession of Winchester College, was leased to Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth's favourite, in 1590.

The house was built between 1480 and 1520 on the site of a Norman manor house.

In 1898 the rector of Romaldkirk also held the title of Lord of the Manor.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms, close to an area of open heathland.

In 1757 Rowland Burdon bought the old manor house and estate of Castle Eden Dene from William Burghley, a former Secretary of State to Queen Anne.

The red-brick Tudor manor house of Kentwell Hall stands at the northern end of Long Melford. Today it is best known for the striking Tudor Rose brickwork maze set into the courtyard.

This splendid red-brick Tudor house was once Chillington Manor, home of the Wyatts; one of the family, Sir Thomas the younger, led the rebellion against Queen Mary's marriage to Philip of

Often described as 'the most romantic and complete medieval manor house in England', Haddon Hall, the Derbyshire home of the Dukes of Rutland, is seen here on its limestone bluff overlooking the River

This village-like landscape is a reminder of the old centre of Kettering, which clustered around the Manor House and the church. There are now only a few gravestones left in the re-organised area.

Once a royal manor, until Henry II gave it to the Courtenays, the village of Sutton Courtenay has several notable buildings.

Beside the drive leading to Stonyhurst park stands the Bayley Arms Hotel, whose name is a reminder of the original holder of the manor, Otto de Bailey.

Built in 1806 and known as Burton Hall, this gracious old building was considerably altered in the 1900s by the new owners of the Burton Estate, the Gladstone family, who also changed its name to Burton Manor

This view is of The Tower, a crenellated gateway to the 17th-century High Hall, the village manor house. There is also a Low Hall at Steeton.

A hamlet of Duntisbourne Abbots, Leer was held by the Abbey of Lire in Normandy until 1416, after which date the manor was given to the great Augustinian abbey at Cirencester, some six miles

Sir Bourchier Palk Wrey, Lord of the Manor, had to obtain a £10,000 loan and a special Act of Parliament for the building of the Promenade Pier, which was opened on 15 May 1873.

The Village 1901 This tiny, attractive hamlet close to the great manor house of Ightham Mote has one small shop, the Plough Inn selling beers brewed at Westerham near the county border, and

The ugly Post Office (right) replaced the fine old granite building which was once the town house of the Trevenen family of Bonython Manor.