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a large impressive residence
entertained everyone at their manor house after the wedding ceremony
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Recent Examples of manor houses
All over the world, travelers can use their miles and points to stay in traditional hotels, safari camps, glamping tents, treehouses, manor houses and even on Richard Branson’s Necker Island.
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Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The island is nestled between the two forks of Long Island and is known for its unspoiled beaches and beautiful manor houses.
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Kira Turnbull,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
What were manor houses, exactly?
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Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Morgan and Glazer spent months traveling together through the United States, France, England, Scotland and Ireland, scouting antique fairs and dealers, flea markets, junk shops and old manor houses selling their patrimony.
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Mark Lamster
architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
This small exquisite property provides unique rooms in its two manor houses and beautiful cantilevered landscaping.
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Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Beginning around the mid-19th century, middle-class Americans began to idealize the velvety green grass of European manor houses, according to the Smithsonian Institution.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The island is nestled between the two forks of Long Island and is known for its unspoiled beaches and beautiful manor houses.
—
Kira Turnbull,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
What were manor houses, exactly?
—
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Morgan and Glazer spent months traveling together through the United States, France, England, Scotland and Ireland, scouting antique fairs and dealers, flea markets, junk shops and old manor houses selling their patrimony.
—
Mark Lamster
architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
This small exquisite property provides unique rooms in its two manor houses and beautiful cantilevered landscaping.
—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Beginning around the mid-19th century, middle-class Americans began to idealize the velvety green grass of European manor houses, according to the Smithsonian Institution.
—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manor houses
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The ranch is home to two mansions with a gym and tennis court, as well as guest houses, and a tunnel leading to an underground shelter approximately the size of a basketball court, according to the outlet.
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Camouflaging with the seaside mansions and balikçi (fish restaurants) in the village-like Çengelköy neighborhood, in a calm bay on the Asian side, the 19th-century facade was originally an Ottoman distillery.
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The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
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While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.
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Those images featured sleek, low-slung villas with panoramic windows integrated into the Mediterranean cliffside.
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Eleven suites and villas, each with a fireplace and a head-on view of The Remarkables.
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And, of course, there are plenty of castles, estates, and old manors to get your history fix.
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Blackwood, with her firsthand knowledge of drafty manors and unhinged families, explains with remorseless precision what lies behind the fantasy—what happens when the houses, and the people in them, are neither charismatic nor lovable.
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Scenic cruising through the Moselle Valley reveals a landscape of steep vineyards and hilltop castles, complemented by AmaWaterways’ exclusive tour of Burg Lahneck Castle and its storied past.
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The figures for the first time give the public a concrete idea about the King’s personal wealth, as opposed to the castles, jewels and artwork that go with the job but aren’t the monarch’s personal property.
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Cover crops, once rare, are now much more common, from the cooperative's member plots to estates like La Reynardière, which gives up seven or eight percent of its yield to them in the bet that living soils send roots deeper for water.
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Canals from the Deschutes still wind through Bend’s neighborhoods of single-family homes, and then to the estates, farms, ranches and destination resorts on the city’s outskirts.
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Constructed in a restrained neoclassical style, Clarence House was intended to be more comfortable and manageable than many of the grand royal palaces of the era.
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The neighborhood/area The resort is a half hour north of Chiang Mai, in the Mae Rim Valley known for its waterfalls, temples, and palaces.
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Along the bay stood a long, busy waterfront, lined with warehouses, shops and trading houses.
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Such offenders will use all different ruses to distract the victim, such as claiming to be utility workers, tree trimmers, or handymen working on neighbors' houses.
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