An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting
farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very
large property, such as a country house or mansion. It is the modern term for a manor,
but lacks the latter's now abolished jurisdictional authority. It is an
"estate" because the profits from its produce and rents are sufficient
to support the household in the house at its center, formerly known as
the manor house.
Thus "the estate" may refer to all other cottages and villages in the
same ownership as the mansion itself, covering more than one former
manor. An example of such great estates are Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, England, and Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire built to replace the former manor house of Woodstock.
"Estate", with its "stately home" connotations, has been a natural candidate for inflationary usage during the 20th century. An estate properly so-called should comprise several farms, and is not well used to describe a single farm.
"Estate", with its "stately home" connotations, has been a natural candidate for inflationary usage during the 20th century. An estate properly so-called should comprise several farms, and is not well used to describe a single farm.
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