ALLOSTOCK MANOR

Identity: confirmed — The record is the Allostock/Over Lostock manor in Allostock, Cheshire. Historical evidence identifies Hulme Hall as the chief seat of the Grosvenors in Allostock and later as the capital mess of the manor of Allostock. The alternative name Over Lostock is consistent with the medieval Lostock/Allostock territorial complex and does not indicate the separate Lostock Gralam manor in another location.
Representative point: 53.247708, -2.414003
Basis: documented_manor_house — Hulme Hall, Hulme Hall Lane, Allostock, is a documented moated historic hall with 15th-century origins. Historic England records it at OS Grid Reference SJ 72472 72379, and historical sources identify Hulme Hall as the chief seat of the Grosvenors and later the capital mess associated with the manor of Allostock.
Point confidence: high
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period: Medieval to early modern; surviving evidence particularly relates to the 16th-17th centuries
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The archive leads demonstrate that manor-specific boundary descriptions, rentals and surveys survive, including DSS/3991/319/15, DSS/3991/319/16 and DSS/3991/319/12. Published evidence also indicates that the historical Lostock/Allostock lordship had rights and lands extending among Allostock, Hulme, Hulse and Birches, while a 1624 inquisition lists the manor of Allostock and associated demesne lands at Hulme, Allostock and Sendley Moss. However, the accessible online material does not reproduce a sufficiently explicit perimeter or georeferenced manor map. The modern civil-parish boundary and the township boundary cannot safely be substituted for the historical manorial boundary.
Sources:
- Historic England: Hulme Hall, Allostock, List Entry 1160324: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1160324 — Identifies Hulme Hall in Allostock, records its 15th-century origins, moated setting and OS Grid Reference SJ 72472 72379.
- Historic England: Hulme Hall moated site, Allostock, Scheduled Monument 1012356: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1012356 — Confirms the medieval moated hall site, its long occupation history beginning with the Grosvenor family, and its precise location at approximately SJ 72479 72334.
- The Grosvenors, Allostock Parish Council local history: https://allostockparishcouncil.gov.uk/local-history/the-grosvenors/ — States that the manor of Allostock was conveyed to the Grosvenors and that their chief seat was at Hulme in Allostock.
- The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 91: https://rslc.org.uk/api/file/Vol_091.pdf — Publishes a 1624 inquisition stating that Geoffrey Shakerley was seised of the manor of Allostock and the capital mess called Hulme Hall, and listing associated lands and holdings in Allostock, Hulme and Sendley Moss.
- The National Archives: Allostock Manor record F286796: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F286796 — Registry record for the exact manor under the authority/reference GB/NNAF/M312838.
- Cheshire Archives record: Allostock manor boundaries, DSS/3991/319/15: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N17257047 — Manor-specific 16th-century boundary record identified as a primary lead for reconstructing the historical extent; the online catalogue does not provide the boundary text or map.
- Cheshire Archives record: Allostock manor survey, DSS/3991/319/16: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N17257449 — Manor-specific 1582 survey identified as a primary lead for territorial reconstruction; the online catalogue does not expose its geographic content.
- Cheshire Archives record: Allostock manor boundaries, DSS/3991/319/12: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N17258436 — Manor-specific 1697 boundary record identified as a later primary lead; the online catalogue does not provide the boundary description or map.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The representative point is suitable for injection as the documented historic manor-house site at Hulme Hall.
- No historical manor polygon is returned because the accessible sources do not provide a complete, sufficiently explicit and georeferenced boundary.
- Do not substitute the modern Allostock civil-parish or township boundary for the historical manor boundary.
- The surviving boundary, survey and rental records should be consulted directly at Cheshire Archives and Local Studies before attempting a polygon reconstruction.