| Entry Type | Corporate |
| Corporate Name | Manor of Ashbourne |
| Place | Ashbourne |
| Epithet | Manor |
| History | Ashbourne was part of the King’s ancient demesne. The manor was granted to William de Ferrers, c1199, but returned to royal control after the rebellion of Robert de Ferrers in 1266. It became part of the Earldom, later the Duchy, of Lancaster. The Cockayne family were lessees of the manor for several centuries and became lords of the manor. The manor would, however, remain part of the Duchy’s manors until 1633, when it was sold to William Scriven and Philip Eden, who soon sold it to Sir John Coke and his son John. The latter sold it during the reign of Charles II to Sir William Boothby. It remained with the Boothby family until 1846, after which time it came into the hands of Mr Craddock (1853), who sold it to the industrialist Francis Wright. His son John Wright (who later took the name of Osmaston) took over as lord of the manor in 1873. The Ashbourne Local Board of Health, later Ashbourne Urban District Council, took over the lordship from the Wright family in c1885. |
| Notes | Records for the Manor of Ashbourne survive for the 15-17th centuries and are held at The National Archives, Sheffield Archives, Glamorgan Archives and the Haddon Hall collection of the Duke of Rutland's archive. Please consult the Manorial Documents Register, https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/manor-search, for further information.
No records are held by Derbyshire Record Office. |
| Source | Magna Britannia: Volume 5: Derbyshire by Daniel and Samuel Lysons (1817) pp. 7-8
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50720&strquery=ashbourne
The Old Halls, Manors and Families of Derbyshire, by J. Tilley, Vol 2, p. 204 (1893)
The History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby by Stephen Glover, Vol. 2 p. 30 (1833)
Assorted trade directories, 1829-1941
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| Authorised Form of Name | Ashbourne; Manor of Ashbourne; Manor |
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