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___MASK96___ ( or ; abbreviation Leics .) is a landlocked county in the English Midlands . It takes its name from the City ___MASK38___ ___MASK45___ , traditionally its administrative centre , although the City ___MASK38___ ___MASK45___ unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest ___MASK38___ ___MASK96___ . The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north , Lincolnshire to the north - east , Rutland to the east , Northamptonshire to the south - east , Warwickshire to the south - west , Staffordshire to the west , and Derbyshire to the north - west . The border with most ___MASK38___ Warwickshire is Watling Street ( the A5 ). ___MASK32___ is a landlocked county in the ___MASK13___ of England , bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire , to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire . Grantham ( pronounced ) is a market town within the ___MASK65___ district of Lincolnshire , England . It bestrides the London to Edinburgh East Coast Main Line railway and the River Witham , and is bounded to the west by the A1 main north - south road . A manse is a clergy house inhabited by , or formerly inhabited by , a minister , usually used in the context ___MASK38___ Presbyterian , Methodist , United church , Baptist and other traditions . A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper - class country house . Since its origins in the Roman villa , the idea and function ___MASK38___ a villa have evolved considerably . After the fall ___MASK38___ the Roman Republic , villas became small farming compounds , which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity , sometimes transferred to the Church for reuse as a monastery . Then they gradually ___MASK11___ - evolved through the Middle Ages into elegant upper - class country homes . In modern parlance , ' villa ' can refer to various types and sizes ___MASK38___ residences , ranging from the suburban " semi - detached " double villa to residences in the wildland  urban interface . ___MASK25___ ( or ; abbreviated Northants .), archaically known as the County of Northampton , is a county in the ___MASK13___ of England . In 2011 , it had a population of 629 , 000 . The county is administered by ___MASK25___ County Council and seven non - metropolitan district councils . ___MASK19___ is a county in ___MASK82___ Anglia in ___MASK56___ . It borders Lincolnshire to the west and north - west , Cambridgeshire to the west and ___MASK47___ , and Suffolk to the south . Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea and , to the north - west , The Wash . The county town is Norwich . Jacobethan is the style designation coined in 1933 by John Betjeman to describe the mixed national Renaissance revival style that was made popular in ___MASK56___ from the late 1820s , which derived most of its inspiration and its repertory from the English Renaissance ( 1550  1625 ), with elements of Elizabethan and Jacobean . The " Jacobethan " architectural style is also called " Jacobean Revival ". Betjeman ' s original definition of the style is as follows : The style in which the Gothic predominates may be called , inaccurately enough , Elizabethan , and the style in which the classical predominates over the Gothic , equally inaccurately , may be called Jacobean . To save the ___MASK70___ of those who do not wish to distinguish between these periods of architectural uncertainty , I will henceforward use the term " Jacobethan ". In ___MASK56___ , a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties , or their combined form , the unitary authority . It is an administrative parish , in contrast to an ecclesiastical parish . A manor house was historically the main residence ___MASK38___ the lord ___MASK38___ the manor . The house formed the administrative ___MASK3___ ___MASK38___ a manor in the European feudal system ; within its great hall were held the lord ' s manorial courts , communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets . The term is today loosely applied to various country houses , frequently dating from the late medieval era , which formerly housed the gentry . A County town is usually the location ___MASK38___ administrative or judicial functions within the county , or it has been established over ___MASK70___ as the " de facto " main town ___MASK38___ a county . The concept ___MASK38___ a county town eventually became detached from its original meaning ___MASK38___ where the county administration or county hall is based . In fact , many county towns are no longer part ___MASK38___ the administrative county . For example , ___MASK5___ is administered by a unitary authority entirely separate from the rest ___MASK38___ Nottinghamshire . Many county towns are classified as cities , but all are referred to as county towns regardless ___MASK38___ whether city status is held or not . ___MASK18___ ( or ; abbreviated Cambs .), archaically known as the County ___MASK38___ ___MASK21___ , is an East Anglian county in ___MASK56___ , bordering Lincolnshire to the north , Norfolk to the north - east , Suffolk to the east , Essex and Hertfordshire to the south , and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west . The city ___MASK38___ ___MASK21___ is the county town . Modern ___MASK18___ was formed in 1974 as an amalgamation ___MASK38___ the counties ___MASK38___ ___MASK18___ and ___MASK10___ and Huntingdon and Peterborough , which had been created in 1965 from the historic counties ___MASK38___ ___MASK18___ , Huntingdonshire , the ___MASK10___ and the Soke ___MASK38___ Peterborough . It contains most ___MASK38___ the region known as Silicon Fen . Melton Mowbray is a town in ___MASK96___ , ___MASK56___ , northeast of ___MASK45___ , and southeast of Nottingham . The town is on the River Eye and the River Wreake and has a population of 25 , 554 . A house is a building that functions as a home , ranging from simple dwellings such as rudimentary huts ___MASK38___ nomadic tribes and the improvised shacks in shantytowns to complex , fixed structures ___MASK38___ wood , brick , concrete or other materials containing plumbing , ventilation and electrical systems . Houses use a range ___MASK38___ different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space . Houses may have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers . ___MASK67___ conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms , a kitchen or cooking area , and a living room . A house may have a separate dining room , or the eating area may be integrated into another room . Some large houses in North America have a recreation room . In traditional agriculture - oriented societies , domestic animals such as chickens or larger livestock ( like cattle ) may share part ___MASK38___ the house with humans . The social unit that lives in a house is known as a household . ___MASK50___ is a metropolitan county in England . It is the southernmost county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region and had a population of 1 . 34 million in 2011 . It has an area of and consists of four metropolitan boroughs , ___MASK87___ , Doncaster , Rotherham and Sheffield . ___MASK50___ was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972 with ___MASK87___ as its county town . An arch is a curved structure that spans a space and may or may not support weight above it . Arch may be synonymous with vault , but a vault may be distinguished as a continuous arch forming a roof . Arches appeared as early as the 2nd millennium BC in Mesopotamian brick architecture , and their systematic use started with the Ancient Romans who were the first to apply the technique to a wide range ___MASK38___ structures . ___MASK66___ Manor , built in 1837 , is a manor house located in ___MASK66___ , Lincolnshire , England . Its architecture , which combines elements of Jacobean and Elizabethan styles with symmetrical Baroque massing , renders the mansion unique among surviving Jacobethan manors . The manor is a popular location for filming . Exterior and interior shots have been featured in the films The Ruling Class , The Last Days of Patton , The Lady and the Highwayman , The Haunting and The Young Visiters . More recently , the building was used as a site in the reality television series Australian Princess . The manor currently serves as the British campus for the University of Evansville and partners with Western Kentucky University . The Vale ___MASK38___ Belvoir is an area ___MASK38___ natural beauty on the borders ___MASK38___ Leicestershire , ___MASK62___ and Lincolnshire in England . The name derives from the Norman - French for " beautiful view ". ___MASK62___ ( pronounced or / ntmr /; abbreviated Notts ) is a county in the East Midlands of England , bordering ___MASK50___ to the north - west , Lincolnshire to the east , Leicestershire to the south , and Derbyshire to the west . The traditional county town is ___MASK5___ , though the county council is based in West Bridgford in the borough of Rushcliffe , at a site facing ___MASK5___ over the River Trent . ___MASK24___ ( or ; abbreviated Lincs ) is a county in the ___MASK82___ of ___MASK56___ . It borders Norfolk to the south ___MASK82___ , Cambridgeshire to the south , Rutland to the south west , Leicestershire and ___MASK62___ to the west , ___MASK50___ to the northwest , and the ___MASK49___ to the north . It also borders Northamptonshire in the south for just , ___MASK56___ ' s shortest county boundary . The county town is Lincoln , where the county council has its headquarters . Gentry ( from Old French " genterie ", from " gentil ", " high - born , noble ") are " well - born , genteel and well - bred people " ___MASK38___ high social class , especially in the past . " Gentry ", in its widest connotation , refers to people ___MASK38___ good social position connected to landed estates ( see manorialism ), upper levels ___MASK38___ the clergy , and " gentle " families ___MASK38___ long descent who never obtained the official right to bear a coat ___MASK38___ arms . ___MASK65___ is a local government district in Lincolnshire , England , forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county . It covers Grantham , Stamford , Bourne and Market Deeping . The 2011 census reports 133 , 788 people at 1 . 4 per Hectare in 57 , 344 households . Old French (', ', ""; Modern French ) was the Gallo - Romance dialect continuum spoken from the 9th century to the 14th century . In the 14th century , these dialects came to be collectively known as the " langues d ' oïl ", contrasting with the " langue d ' oc " or Occitan language in the ___MASK51___ ___MASK38___ ___MASK94___ . The mid - 14th century is taken as the transitional period to Middle French , the language ___MASK38___ the French Renaissance , specifically based on the dialect ___MASK38___ the Île - de - ___MASK94___ region . A mansion is a large dwelling house . The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word " mansio " " dwelling ", an abstract ___MASK39___ derived from the verb " manere " " to dwell ". The English word " manse " originally defined a property large enough for the parish priest to maintain himself , but a mansion is no longer self - sustaining in this way ( compare a Roman or medieval villa ). ' Manor ' comes from the same root  territorial holdings granted to a lord who would " remain " there  hence it is easy to see how the word ' Mansion ' came to have its meaning . The manorial courts were the lowest courts ___MASK38___ law in ___MASK56___ during the feudal period . They had a civil jurisdiction limited both in subject matter and geography . They dealt with matters over which the lord ___MASK38___ the manor had jurisdiction , primarily torts , local contracts and land tenure , and their powers only extended to those who lived within the lands ___MASK38___ the manor : the demesne and such lands as the lord had enfeoffed to others , and to those who held land therein . Historians have divided manorial courts into those that were primarily seignorial  based on feudal responsibilities  and those based on separate delegation ___MASK38___ authority from the monarch . There were three types ___MASK38___ manorial court : the court ___MASK38___ the honour ; the court baron ; and the court customary , also known as the halmote court . ___MASK98___ ( or ; abbreviated Yorks ), formally known as the County of York , is a historic county of Northern ___MASK56___ and the largest in the United Kingdom . Due to its great size in comparison to other English counties , functions have been undertaken over ___MASK70___ by its subdivisions , which have also been subject to periodic reform . Throughout these changes , ___MASK98___ has continued to be recognised as a geographical territory and cultural region . The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the military , and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration such as North ___MASK98___ , South ___MASK98___ , ___MASK34___ and ___MASK49___ . In Anglo - Irish history , the lordship ___MASK38___ a manor is a lordship emanating from the feudal system ___MASK38___ manorialism . In modern ___MASK56___ and ___MASK29___ it is recognised as a form ___MASK38___ property , one ___MASK38___ three elements ___MASK38___ a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties : ___MASK56___ is a country that is part ___MASK38___ the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK36___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies ___MASK89___ ___MASK38___ ___MASK56___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the ___MASK47___ . ___MASK56___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths ___MASK38___ the island ___MASK38___ Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles ___MASK38___ Scilly , and the Isle ___MASK38___ Wight . A great hall is the main room ___MASK38___ a royal palace , nobleman ' s castle or a large manor house or hall house in the Middle Ages , and continued to be built in the country houses ___MASK38___ the 16th and early 17th centuries , although by then the family used the great chamber for eating and relaxing . At that ___MASK70___ the word " great " simply meant big , and had not acquired its modern connotations ___MASK38___ excellence . In the medieval period the room would simply have been referred to as the " hall ", unless the building also had a secondary hall , but the term " great hall " has been predominant for surviving rooms ___MASK38___ this type for several centuries , to distinguish them from the different type ___MASK38___ hall found in post - medieval houses . Great halls were found especially in France , England and Scotland , but similar rooms were also found in some other European countries . Sir John Betjeman , CBE ( 28 August 190619 May 1984 ) was an English poet , writer , and broadcaster who described himself in " Who ' s Who " as a " poet and hack ". He was Poet Laureate ___MASK38___ the United Kingdom from 1972 until his death . The ___MASK49___ , or simply East Yorkshire , is a ceremonial county of England . It is located in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber . The ___MASK49___ may also refer to a local government district with unitary authority status , which does not include the city of Kingston upon Hull , the largest settlement in the ceremonial county , which is a separate unitary authority . The modern ___MASK49___ ( both ceremonial county and unitary authority ), was formed in 1996 from the northern part of the non - metropolitan county of ___MASK90___ . ___MASK66___ is a village and civil parish in the ___MASK65___ district of Lincolnshire , England . It lies on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir and just off the A607 , south - east from Grantham and north - east from Melton Mowbray .