The lord lived in a castleor a manor house.The miller operated the mill, where grain such as wheat was ground into flourThe house of the steward, the lord’s business manager was surrounded by stables, barns, abakehouse and a kitchen.The house ofthe bailiff, whocollected taxesand ensuredthe steward’sdirections were carried outThe house ofthe reeve, whosupervised farmwork carriedout by serfs toensure it wasdone properlyVillage houses on which thatchers wovethick bunches ofstraw, reeds andsticks together toform roofs.The Manor