The word grange originally referred to an outlying farm belonging to a monastery, though it later came to mean a substantial farmhouse or rural estate. Its slightly archaic tone gives it a strong literary atmosphere. In poetry, a grange may evoke seclusion, inherited land, old buildings, religious history, or a remote and self-contained life. Because the term sounds more formal and antiquated than farm, it often helps establish a medieval, elegiac, Gothic, or romantically pastoral setting.

Grange is an old term for a farm, farmhouse, or rural estate, originally connected with monastic landholding. Because it is uncommon in modern speech, it can give poetry a medieval, Gothic, secluded, or elegiac tone. A lonely grange may suggest withdrawal from society, inherited wealth, or a neglected rural past. Students should consider its historical register. Related terms include manor, estate, monastery, farmstead, farmhouse, glebe, tenant, and landed property.