Its purpose was to display the history of the local medieval manors which comprise Birmingham.

One practice in example was for a group to visit a local manor, and 'sing out' the lord.

For at least two hundred years, the ownership of the soil was claimed by one of the local manors.

After 1300 Allowenshay became the largest settlement and was the name of the local manor.

Later, the term was sometimes used for persons who managed each local manor.

The land was originally part of the Grange (a large local manor house).

In July 1874, the local manor burned down and the family moved to Vilnius.

They'd bought this enormous house, Four Winds, which used to be the local manor or something.

These two are considered to have been lords of the local manor.

The main sight in Alatskivi is the gothic style castle of a local manor.