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Corporate Name
Manor of Ashford
Place
Bakewell
Epithet
Manor
History
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.
Source
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)
Authorised Form of Name
Bakewell; Manor of Ashford; Manor
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