Everyday Life in a Northumbrian Manor:
Animating the Manor - Learning Resources
What is a Manor?
Navigate through the slides using the side arrows, or download a copy of the PowerPoint here.
A manor was an area of land owned and managed by the Lord or Lady of the Manor. Â
Manors could include tenants, farmland and workers, and woodland, all owned or leased out by the Lord or Lady of the Manor. A bit like a landlord or a boss.
Manors had right to hold their own courts, and could make their own customs or local laws. This is what makes it different from an estate.
Manors had two types of court:
Court Baron – This court was held by the Lord/Lady of the Manor, and focused on enforcing the manorial customs.
Court Leet – This court dealt with offences which went beyond manorial customs, usually focusing on minor criminal offences.
Activity – Manor Quiz
Quiz questions can be found on slides 3 to 6, and are also copied below.
The answer to each question is either A, B, or C. Play this quiz like a game of corners. Place the letters A, B, and C around the room. Vote for the correct answer by standing beside the corresponding letter. Find the answers in the drop down below.
Question 1 -What is a Manor?
A – A type of church
B – An area of land owned and managed by the Lord/Lady of the Manor
C – A place where people went shopping in the past
Question 2 – When did the Manorial system begin?
A – 1066
B – 1666
C – 1966
Question 3 – When did the Manorial system end?
A – 1522
B – 1722
C – 1922
Question 4 – How many Manors were there in Northumberland?
A – 32
B – 396
C – 30,452
Question 1 -What is a Manor?
B – An area of land owned and managed by the Lord/Lady of the Manor
Question 2 – When did the Manorial system begin?
A – 1066Â
Question 3 – When did the Manorial system end?
C – 1922
Question 4 – How many Manors were there in Northumberland?
B – 396
Manors in Northumberland
This map and key shows the names and locations of all 396 of the proven Manors in Northumberland. The map doesn’t show the manor boundaries, this would be too complex to include.Â
Manors varied in size. Some larger Manors included several towns or villages, while other smaller Manors included only some residents of one village on it’s land.
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Activity – Manorial Map
Use the Manorial Map and Key to:
- Find which Manor your home would have been in.
- Find which Manors bordered your Manor.
- Find an example of a larger Manor which looks as though it includes several towns or villages.
- Find an example of a smaller Manor which looks as though it only includes some residents of a village, while the other villagers would have been located in another Manor.
