ðə mˈænɚ wʌz jˈuːzd mˈeɪnli æz dˈaʊɚ ɔːɹ tə pɹəvˈaɪd ɐnjˈuːɪɾiz fɔːɹ jˈʌŋɡɚ dˈɔːɾɚz ʌvðə tˈɪlnilˈɔŋ bˈæɹənˌɛts ʌv dɹˈeɪkɑːt sˈɜːn.
The manor was used mainly as dower or to provide annuities for younger daughters of the Tylney-Long Baronets of Draycot Cerne.