Demesne

A demesne (/dɪˈmeɪn, -ˈmiːn/ di-MAYN, -⁠MEEN) or domain was all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own...

Typically, demesne accounted for roughly a third of the arable area, and villein holdings rather more; but some manors consisted solely of demesne, others...

Santry Court was a Georgian house and demesne in Santry, north County Dublin built between 1703-09 on the site of an earlier medieval residence. The Santry...

Wallington Demesne is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. In 2011 it had a population of 361. The parish includes the village of...

Slieve Bloom Mountains. Most of the area is covered in forest. Ballyfin Demesne is a 600-acre estate that was successively home to the O’Mores, the Crosbys...

day. The castle is surrounded by its demesne, the inner part of the formerly extensive Dunsany estate. The demesne holds a historic church, a walled garden...

Markethill (Irish: Cnoc an Mhargaidh) is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is beside Gosford Forest Park. It had a population of 1,647 people...

The Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne is a National Trust property consisting of Downhill Castle and its estate, which includes the Mussenden Temple...

Downhill House is now part of The National Trust property of Downhill Demesne and Mussenden Temple. The Rt Rev. Dr Frederick Hervey (as he was at the...

Carton House is a country house and surrounding demesne that was the ancestral seat of the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster for over 700 years....

Gaybrook Demesne more commonly known as Gaybrook is a townland in the civil parish of Enniscoffey in County Westmeath, Ireland. The townland is located...

Derry Demesne (Diméin Dhoire in Irish) is a townland in the historical Barony of Owney and Arra, County Tipperary, Ireland. The townland is located to...

generally not open to the public, though the grounds and gardens of the demesne are publicly accessible, and include a science museum and a café, a reflecting...

which developed under the Western Zhou dynasty in reference to its royal demesne. It was used in official documents as an synonym for the state under the...

Newbridge Demesne is an early 18th-century Georgian estate and mansion situated in north County Dublin, Ireland. It was built in 1736 by Charles Cobbe...

town, Mörbylånga. Ottenby is also the name of the mansion and a royal demesne, now a nature reserve. Sweden's tallest lighthouse, Långe Jan, is just...

Clanhugh Demesne (Irish: Diméin Chlann Aodha) is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north–west of Mullingar...

Depiction of socage on the royal demesne in feudal England, c. 1310...

Oakfield Demesne is a house, grounds and townland in County Donegal, Ireland, originally built in 1739 for the Dean of Raphoe. Since 1996 it has been...

civil charges if such defense turned out to be unnecessary. Son assault demesne ("his own first assault") is a form of a plea to justify an assault and...