Townhomes for Sale in Manorville, NY

Although Manorville’s name may sound prim and proper, it was born out of an act of rebellion. The hamlet was originally part of Manor St. George, a name honoring the British monarchy. In the mid-1800s, in an act of defiance against the British he’d fought against during the Revolutionary War, the local Long Island Rail Road station agent vandalized his depot’s sign by painting over all but “Manor.” This new, unofficial name stuck for decades until the hamlet officially changed its name with the Manorville post office’s opening in 1907. Today, M ...