Where the Malfoys Live

[Cas <cas@toxic.demon.co.uk>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50582

Wow, delurks after 6 months for first post!

Manors, manor houses and mansions.

Annemehr said recently

> So, I think in Britain, "a manor" would imply a *very* large 
>country estate.  I see it as more a technical (British) term for 
>that kind of estate, rather than just a very large house (as in 
>a "mansion").

Cas
Manor, as you said, is a feudal term relating to land holding. 
However, the manor house could have as its name, say, Malfoy Manor. 
This house could also be a mansion, which is just another word for a 
big house. It could just as easily be a picturesque ruin, but given 
the Malfoys' finances, probably not.

Thus, to clarify things further (sic) the name, Malfoy Manor could 
refer to both the estate and the house, but the word manor on its own 
would only refer to the estate in a technical sense. I can't imagine 
Lucius saying for example, "I'm just going to pop down to my manor." 
He would say, home or estate. Although I'm Scottish and things are a 
bit different here.

Oh and it's a rural building not an urban or suburban building. Where 
cities expanded to include such estates, the value of the land went 
up to such an extent that the owners sold up and the estates were 
broken up and built over. I can't see Malfoy Manor being anywhere 
other that out in the sticks.

Cas

Who suspects this is all probably still as clear as mud.