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Entry TypeCorporate
Corporate NameManor of Hathersage
PlaceHathersage
EpithetManor
HistoryAt the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, Hathersage belonged to Ralph Fitzhubert. The chief lordship passed to the Frechevilles, Barons Crich, and later to the Earls of Shrewsbury. In c1190 the Meynils held the mesne lordship, and in 1242 by Matthew de Hathersage. After his death in 1263 the lordship passed to the Longford family, with which it remained until c.1537, when the manor was sold to Sir William Holles. In 1547 Holles and Sir Thomas Fitzherbert were joint lords, and by 1551 Fitzherbert had bought Holles out. In 1591 Sir Thomas Fitzherbert died and was succeeded by his nephew, Thomas, who was arrested for debt in 1593. Soon after 1604 the Earl of Shrewsbury took advantage of Thomas Fitzherberts’ financial problems to buy the manor, but it remained the subject of much legal wrangling for another 50 years. In 1637, the Earl of Pembroke sold the manor to Edward Leech, and the following year John Fitzherbert petitioned against Leech in the Court of Chancery. It would seem a decree was made in favour of Fitzherbert in 1640, and confirmed in 1652. In 1657 William and Basil Fitzherbert sold the manor to Rowland Morewood and Edward Pegge. In 1705 Christopher Pegge sold the manor to the Duke of Newcastle, who sold it to the Duke of Devonshire in 1743. The Dukes of Devonshire remained lords until the mid-20th century.
SourceDerbyshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 90 (1970), pp. 32-55, “The Sale of the Hathersage Estates of the Fitzherberts in the 1650s”, by Rosamund Meredith
Hathersage in the Peak: A History by Barbara A. Buxton (2005)
Magna Britannia: Volume 5: Derbyshire by Daniel and Samuel Lysons (1817) p. 177
The History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire by T. Bulmer (1895) pp. 386-387
Assorted trade directories, 1829-1941
Authorised Form of NameHathersage; Manor of Hathersage; Manor

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