Well it certainly does. We know that in 1295 Antony Bek, Bishop of Durham, acquired this place and he built a palatial manor house with a large moat around it.
But let us not forget Yasnaya Polyana, the estate where it all began, the manor house with its silent, empty rooms, the vast expanse of land stretching towards the horizon.
The days passed quickly; I could see that the professor was all quivering with suppressed excitement, and I could scarce credit the eager appetence of his glance as we left the old manor house behind us, and began our journey.