Manor may refer to:

Land ownership

Manorialism Manorialism, also known as the manor system or manorial system, was the method of land ownership (or " tenure") in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages. Its defining features included a large, sometimes fort ...

or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England *

Lord of the manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as s ...

, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism *

Manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with ...

, the main residence of the lord of the manor * Estate (land), the land (and buildings) that belong to large house, synonymous with the modern understanding of a manor. *Manor (in Colonial America), a form of tenure restricted to certain

Proprietary colonies A proprietary colony was a type of English colony mostly in North America and in the Caribbean in the 17th century. In the British Empire, all land belonged to the monarch, and it was his/her prerogative to divide. Therefore, all colonial prope ...

*Manor (in 17th-century Canada), the land tenure unit under the

Seigneurial system of New France The manorial system of New France, known as the seigneurial system (french: Régime seigneurial), was the semi- feudal system of land tenure used in the North American French colonial empire. Both in nominal and legal terms, all French terri ...

Places

* Manor railway station, a former railway station in Victoria, Australia *

Manor, Saskatchewan Manor ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 and Census Division No. 1. The Manor Museum (1904) is designated a Municipal Heritage Property under the provincial Heri ...

, Canada * Manor, India, a census town in Palghar District, Maharashtra * The Manor, a luxury neighborhood in Western

Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi i ...

, Vietnam

United Kingdom

* Manor (Sefton ward), a municipal borough of Sefton ward, Merseyside, England *

Manor, Scottish Borders Manor is a parish in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders, whose church lies on the west bank of Manor Water 3 miles south-west of Peebles.Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis Groome, 2nd edition 1896; article on Manor The parish consist ...

, a parish in Peeblesshire, Scotland * Manor, South Yorkshire, an electoral ward of Sheffield, England * Manors railway station, a railway station in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

United States

* Manor, California, an unincorporated community in the state of California * Manor, Georgia, an unincorporated community in Ware County in the state of Georgia (it is pronounced with long "a") * Manor, Ohio, a largely uninhabited area in the state of Ohio * Manor, Pennsylvania, a borough * Manor St. George, a tract of land on Long Island, New York * Manor, Texas, a city and suburb of Austin * Manor Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, a township in the state of Pennsylvania * Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a township in the state of Pennsylvania * Manorville, New York, a hamlet within Manor St. George

People with the name

* Ehud Manor (1941–2005), Israeli songwriter, translator, and radio and TV personality * Leroy J. Manor (1921-2021), United States Air Force Lieutenant General and pilot

Other uses

Manor (department store) Manor AG is a Swiss department store chain with its headquarters in Basel. It is owned by Maus Frères of Geneva, and is Switzerland’s largest department-store chain. It generated total sales of CHF 3 billion in 2013. Manor has been a member ...