| Entry Type | Corporate |
| Corporate Name | Manor of Lea |
| Also Known As | Lech; Legh
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| Place | Ashover |
| Epithet | Manor |
| History | During the reign of King John (1199-1216) the manor of Lea belonged to Robert de Alveley, who left two daughters as co-heiresses. The elder daughter married a Ferrers, whose son sold his moiety to Sir Geoffrey Dethick. It remained with the Dethick family until it passed to the Babingtons, after whom it took the name of Babington moiety. In the early 17th century the moiety would seem to have been sold to several parties, with 18 parties sharing 169 acres in 1663. The other daughter of Robert de Alveley married one of the De la Leas, and one of their descendants sold the moiety to the Frechevilles. In the 14th century it was purchased by a younger son of Sir Ralph Rolleston, and it remained with the Rollestons until the later 16th century. It then passed by marriage to the Pershall family, with Sir John Pershall selling it in 1648 sold to Hodgkinson and Cowley, who conveyed it to Spateman. In 1707 it was purchased by Peter Nightingale. The lordship remained with the Nightingale family. In 1908 Mrs Nightingale is referred to lady of the manor, as is Mrs Shore-Nightingale in 1916 and 1922 |
| Source | Magna Britannia: Volume 5: Derbyshire by Daniel and Samuel Lysons (1817) pp. 21-22
The History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire by T. Bulmer (1895) p. 357
Kelly’s trade directories, 1908-1922
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| Authorised Form of Name | Ashover; Manor of Lea; Manor |
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