Corporate DS/UK/M/3640 Bakewell; Manor of Ashford; Manor Manor of Ashford Manor Bakewell

Ashford was part of the King’s ancient demesne. The manor was granted to Wenunwen, lord of Powisland, c1199, and was still with his son Griffin in 1250. It was granted by Edward II in 1319 to his brother Edmund, Earl of Kent. It remained with the Earls of Kent until 1408, when it passed to John, Lord Neville. In c1550 it was sold by Henry Neville, Earl of Westmorland, to Sir William Cavendish. It remained with his Cavendish descendants, later the Dukes of Devonshire, well into the 20th century, the 10th Duke still being cited as lord of the manor in 1941. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) Magna Britannia: Volume 5: Derbyshire by Daniel and Samuel Lysons (1817) p. 30 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50721&strquery=ashford The History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby by Stephen Glover, Vol. 2 p. 48 (1833) Yes DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 29/07/2020 DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 19/11/2021 762dd3a3-3b29-48ff-9b9f-733fcfe6edd3