| Entry Type | Corporate |
| Corporate Name | Manor of Pershall |
| Place | Ashover |
| Epithet | Manor |
| History | At the time of the Domesday Ashover belonged to Ralph Fitzhubert and was held by Serlo, whose descendants took the name Plesley and held it until c1200. The manor was then shared between the Deincourt and Willoughby families and then further subdivided on a number of occasions. There were essentially three moieties called Ashover Old Hall alias Pershall, Ashover New Hall alias Reresby and Ashover Babington alias Pierpoint alias Gorse Hall.
The Pershall moiety was originally part of the Deincourt share, and it was held in the early 14th century by Henry de Musters and sold to Roger de Wyngfield in c1335, whose father Robert had purchased another moiety belonging to Robert de Reresby, the two moieties being united from then on. The Old Hall passed via Roger de Wyngfield’s daughter to Robert Plumley family, then on to James Rolleston. It remained with his descendants until 1562, when Francis Rolleston made it over to Thomas Pershall and others. It was described then as being a third of the manor of Ashover, and it contained c250 acres. It was sold in 1648 by Sir John Pershall to Richard Hodgkinson and Giles Cowley. In 1771 it was held in four shares, one belonging to R.B. Hodgkinson (later of Sir Joseph Banks), two more being properties of members of the Bourne family, and the fourth belonging to Godfrey Clarke.
In the inclosure act of 1779 the lords of the manor were named as Rev. Laurence Bourne, Robert Banks Hodgkinson, Sir Thomas George Hodgkinson (as devisee of the late Godfrey Bagnall Clarke), John Bourne, the Duke of Devonshire, Henry Hunloke, John Woodyeare and Sarah Bower.
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| Authorised Form of Name | Ashover; Manor of Pershall; Manor |
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