<P> The Manor of Northstead is a former medieval estate in North Yorkshire, England . The manor house no longer exists, and the land has since been redeveloped and forms part of modern - day Scarborough, in the area of Peasholm Park and Scarborough Open Air Theatre . The ancient title of the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead persisted beyond the manor, however, being used since the 19th century as a sinecure post which plays a role in the procedure for effecting resignation from the British House of Commons . </P> <P> The Manor of Northstead consisted of a medieval manor house surrounded by fields and farms in the parish of Scalby in the North Riding of Yorkshire . The estate originally bordered the northern side of the ancient boundary of the Borough of Scarborough, following the line of Peasholm Beck . The estate passed into the ownership of the Crown during the reign of King Richard III (1483--1485). By 1600, the manor house had fallen into disrepair, being latterly occupied by Sir Richard Cholmeley's shepherd until it finally collapsed . The land, but not the lordship of the manor, was bought from the Crown by the Scarborough Corporation in 1921 . The estate has now been redeveloped, forming part of the Barrowcliff area of Scarborough . The site of the manor house is believed to have been covered by the lake in Peasholm Park, a municipal park opened in 1912 . </P>

Steward and bailiff of the manor of northstead