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Britain's last remaining feudal village on sale for £7m
Fancy becoming Lord of your own medieval manor? Britain's last remaining feudal village complete with 17 working farms and a pub goes on sale for £7m
- Laxton estate in Nottinghamshire dates back to 1066 and comes with 10 cottages and 1,845 acres of land
- New owner will take on the title of Lord of the Manor and the layout of historic village hasn't changed in years
- Estate uses open field strip farming and has own Leet Court to settle issues between farmers and impose fines
- By BRYONY JEWELL
The unique estate is the last place in the country to operate using open field strip farming where individual strips of land are owned or occupied by separate farmers, who work the same space each year
Tags : feudal village, agriculture, manor, feudalism
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