A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor in Europe. 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 manorial tenants and great banquets. The term is today loosely applied to various country houses, frequently dating from the late medieval era, which formerly housed the gentry .
This is an incomplete list.
Denmark
Rosenholm Castle in Denmark
Estonia
See: List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia
Finland
Numlahti Manor
France
Château d'Harcourt in Eure, Normandy.Château de Beaumont-le-Richard in Calvados, Normandy . (Fr)Château de Bienassis in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany . (Fr)Château de Bonnefontaine in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. (Fr)Château de Gratot in Manche, Normandy.Château de Hac , 14th century, Côtes-d'Armor, BrittanyManoir de Kerazan in Finistère, Brittany. (Fr)Château de Kérouzéré in Finistère, Brittany.Château des Milandes in Dordogne , Aquitaine .
Château de Pirou in Manche, Normandy.Château du Plessis-Josso in Morbihan, Brittany.Château de Puymartin in Dordogne, Aquitaine. (in French) Château de la Roche-Jagu in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. Strategically important maison-forte in Trégor. (Fr)Château des Rochers-Sévigné in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. (Fr)Château de Rustéphan in Finistère, Brittany. Ruins of large 15th–16th century manor house.Château de Trécesson in Morbihan, Brittany.manoir du Clap , 16th-19th century Manor in la Cerlangue , Upper Normandy.Manoir de Dur-Écu , 16th century manor in Urville-Nacqueville , Normandy.Manoir de Mathan , 16th century manor in Crépon , Normandy.Manoir de Mézarnou , 16th century manor in Finistère, Brittany. (under extensive restoration)Château de la Motte, Joué du Plain
Germany
See: List of castles, palaces and manor houses in Germany
In the United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
Channel Islands
Isle of Man
England
The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay Forde Abbey
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Muchalls Castle , a 17th-century house in Aberdeenshire , Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Latvia
See: List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia
Netherlands
Norway
Austråttborgen on the Trondheimsfjord is one of the oldest Norwegian manors
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Kuskovo Arkhangelskoye Palace
Spain
Sweden
A manor house called Charlottenborg in Motala, Sweden
North America
United States
Westbury House at Old Westbury Gardens
Canada
A few manors are found in Canada and most are in Quebec:
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