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