The town is named after the historic manor of Adscomb ("Edge of the valley"), the country seat of the Heron family, which was situated on Shirley Road.

The historic manor of Raleigh is now the site of the North Devon District Hospital.

Originally known as The Keg and Cleaver, the Keg is well known for buying up historic manors and turning them into restaurants.

The Grange is a historic Georgian manor in downtown Toronto, Canada.

Now, with Communist rule gone, an effort is afoot to preserve the remaining historic manors by returning them to their former owners or finding buyers.

Other than the historic manors mentioned, there are more than 10 other listed buildings and monuments across the village.

A path through the park follows the Axis of John Street, leading to The Grange, an historic manor.

Two historic manors are located in the parish - Boxted Hall and Rivers Hall - both are mentioned in the Doomsday records.

Riverview is an historic manor in Gatineau, Quebec.

The current location of the AGO dates to 1910, when Goldwin Smith bequeathed his historic 1817 Georgian manor, the Grange, to the gallery upon his death.