Editing Glebe (section)

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[[File:Plan mediaeval manor.jpg|thumb|300px|Conjectural map of a medieval [[Manorialism|manor]]. The method of "strip farming" was in use under the [[open field system]]. The mustard-coloured areas are part of the '''[[demesne]]''', the [[hatching|hatched]] areas part of the '''glebe'''. The [[manor house]], residence of the [[Lord of the Manor|lord]], can be seen in the mid-southern part of the manor, near the parish church and [[parsonage]]]]
{{English Feudalism}}

A '''glebe''' ({{IPAc-en|g|l|iː|b}}, also known as '''church furlong''', '''rectory manor''' or '''parson's close'''('''s''')){{sfn|McGurk|1970|p=17}}<ref name=styles>{{harvnb|Styles|1945|pp=31–42}}</ref> is an area of land within an [[ecclesiastical parish]] used to support a parish priest.  The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved to the church.