Wentworth Woodhouse is a typical rural estate, extending to 15,000 acres including the country house.
In the UK, historically an estate comprises the houses, outbuildings, supporting farmland, and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property, such as a country house, mansion, palace or castle.[1] It is the modern term for a manor, but lacks a manor's now-abolished jurisdiction.
The "estate" formed an economic system where the profits from its produce and rents (of housing or agricultural land) sustained the main household, 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. Examples of such great estates are Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, England, and Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England, built to replace the former manor house of Woodstock. In a more urban context are the "Great Estates" in Central London such as the Grosvenor and Portman, which continue to generate significant income through rent.[2]
An important distinction between the United States and England is that "American country estates, unlike English ones, rarely, if ever, supported the house."[3] American estates have always been about "the pleasures of land ownership and the opportunity to enjoy active, outdoor pursuits."[3] Although some American estates included farms, they were always in support of the larger recreational purpose.[3]
Today, large houses on lots of at least several acres in size are often referred to as "estates", in a contemporary updating of the word's usage. Most contemporary American estates are not large enough to include significant amounts of self-supporting productive agricultural land, and the money for their improvement and maintenance usually comes from fortunes earned in other economic sectors besides agriculture. They are distinguished from ordinary middle-class American houses by sheer size, as well as their landscaping, gardens, outbuildings, and most importantly, recreational structures (e.g., tennis courts and swimming pools). This usage is the predominant connotation of "estate" in contemporary American English (when not preceded by the word "real"), which is why "industrial estate" sounds like an oxymoron to Americans, as few wealthy persons would deliberately choose to live next to factories.
^"London's great estates: long-term vision or short-term gain?". Financial Times. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
^ abcAslet, Clive (1990). The American Country House. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 135. ISBN9780300105056. Retrieved 17 November 2020. This version is a 2004 reprint of the 1990 original.
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For other uses see Estate disambiguation Domaine redirects here For the board game see Lowenherz Not to be confused with domain disambiguation Look up estate domaine or domain in Wiktionary the free dictionary This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Estate land news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message An estate is a large parcel of land under single ownership which would historically generate income for its owner Contents 1 British context 2 In the United States 3 See also 4 ReferencesBritish context Edit Wentworth Woodhouse is a typical rural estate extending to 15 000 acres including the country house In the UK historically an estate comprises the houses outbuildings supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property such as a country house mansion palace or castle 1 It is the modern term for a manor but lacks a manor s now abolished jurisdiction The estate formed an economic system where the profits from its produce and rents of housing or agricultural land sustained the main household 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 Examples of such great estates are Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire England and Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire England built to replace the former manor house of Woodstock In a more urban context are the Great Estates in Central London such as the Grosvenor and Portman which continue to generate significant income through rent 2 Before the 1870s these estates often encompassed several thousand acres generally consisting of several farms let to tenants the great house was supplied with food from its own home farm for meat and dairy and a kitchen garden for fruit and vegetables However the agricultural depression from the 1870s onwards and the decline of servants meant that the large rural estates declined in social and economic significance and many of the country houses were destroyed A modern industrial estate in Lambeth London In modern British English the term estate has been generalised to any large parcel of land under single ownership such as a housing estate or industrial estate In the United States Edit Biltmore Estate Asheville North Carolina Large country estates were traditionally found in New York s Long Island and Westchester County the Philadelphia Main Line Maine s Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island and other affluent East Coast enclaves and the San Francisco Bay Area early Beverly Hills California Montecito California Santa Barbara California and other affluent West Coast enclaves All these regions had strong traditions of large agricultural grazing and productive estates modeled on those in Europe However by the late 1940s and early 1950s many of these estates had been demolished and subdivided in some cases resulting in suburban villages named for the former owners as in Baxter Estates New York An important distinction between the United States and England is that American country estates unlike English ones rarely if ever supported the house 3 American estates have always been about the pleasures of land ownership and the opportunity to enjoy active outdoor pursuits 3 Although some American estates included farms they were always in support of the larger recreational purpose 3 Today large houses on lots of at least several acres in size are often referred to as estates in a contemporary updating of the word s usage Most contemporary American estates are not large enough to include significant amounts of self supporting productive agricultural land and the money for their improvement and maintenance usually comes from fortunes earned in other economic sectors besides agriculture They are distinguished from ordinary middle class American houses by sheer size as well as their landscaping gardens outbuildings and most importantly recreational structures e g tennis courts and swimming pools This usage is the predominant connotation of estate in contemporary American English when not preceded by the word real which is why industrial estate sounds like an oxymoron to Americans as few wealthy persons would deliberately choose to live next to factories Traditional American estates include Biltmore Asheville North Carolina estate of George Washington Vanderbilt II Hearst Castle Central Coast of California estate of William Randolph Hearst Castle Hill Ipswich Massachusetts estate of Richard Teller Crane Jr Meadow Farm East Islip New York estate of H B Hollins demolished Westbrook Great River New York estate of William Bayard Cutting Coe Hall Oyster Bay New York estate of William R Coe Indian Neck Hall Oakdale New York estate of Frederick Gilbert Bourne Inisfada Manhasset New York estate of Nicholas Brady Idle Hour Oakdale New York estate of William Kissam Vanderbilt Oheka Castle Cold Spring Harbor New York estate of Otto Hermann Kahn Harold Lloyd Estate Greenacres Beverly Hills California estate of Harold Lloyd Filoli Woodside California estate of William Bowers Bourn II Riven Rock Montecito California estate of Stanley and Katharine McCormick demolished Carolands Hillsborough California estate of Harriett Pullman Carolan daughter of George Pullman Dumbarton Oaks Georgetown Washington D C estate of the Woods Bliss Family landscape architecture by Beatrix FarrandSee also Edit Housing portalEnglish country house Estate map Finca Gentry Hacienda Patroon Real estate Real estate business Real estate development Real estate bubble VillaReferences Edit Historic England Listing Selection Guide Domestic 3 Suburban and Country Houses https historicengland org uk images books publications dlsg suburban country houses heag104 domestic3 suburban and country houses lsg London s great estates long term vision or short term gain Financial Times 2016 11 24 Retrieved 2023 04 06 a b c Aslet Clive 1990 The American Country House New Haven Yale University Press p 135 ISBN 9780300105056 Retrieved 17 November 2020 This version is a 2004 reprint of the 1990 original Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Estate land amp oldid 1153238010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
