ASH MANOR

Identity: confirmed — The exact Iddesleigh, Devon record is identified by the Devon Historic Environment Record entry for the manor at Ash, Iddesleigh (HER MDV67999), located at SS576062. The entry states that Ash and Hill formed a sub-manor of Iddesleigh and records the later ownership history associated with Ash House and the Mallet family. This matches the registry name and location and distinguishes it from other English manors named Ash.
Representative point: 50.8383, -4.0236
Basis: documented_manor_house — Ash House, SS576062, is the documented historic seat and surviving manor-house focus of Ash Manor. The Devon HER identifies the manor at this location, while the listed-building record identifies Ash House at approximately 50.8383, -4.0236.
Point confidence: high
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period: Medieval to early modern; later estate continuity documented into the nineteenth century
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: Available evidence establishes the location and historical identity of Ash Manor and indicates that the medieval holding included Ash and Hill, but no authoritative manor map, rental plan, tithe/enclosure plan, or other source was found that defines the perimeter of the manorial land. The Iddesleigh parish boundary and modern estate boundary cannot be substituted for the historical manor boundary.
Sources:
- Devon & Dartmoor Historic Environment Record MDV67999: Manor in the Parish of Iddesleigh: https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=104&uid=MDV67999 — Identifies the manor at Ash, Iddesleigh, at grid reference SS576062; records that Ash and Hill formed a sub-manor of Iddesleigh in 1241; summarizes its medieval and post-medieval ownership history; and links it with Ash House.
- Ash House, Iddesleigh, Devon, listed-building record: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101105228-ash-house-iddesleigh — Provides the precise Ash House location at approximately latitude 50.8383 and longitude -4.0236, grid reference SS576062, and identifies the surviving house as the historic building focus at Ash.
- The Malletts at Ash: Ash, an Ancient Estate in North Devon: https://www.mallettfamilyhistory.org/tng/mfh-hist/M10H01%20History%20of%20Ash%202007.pdf — Provides detailed historical context for Ash as an ancient estate in Iddesleigh, including the Mallet family's occupation, inheritance, and references to Ash and its holdings.
- National Archives Discovery record F276402: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F276402 — Registry record supplied for the exact manor identity; the catalogue record is for Ash Manor associated with Iddesleigh, Devon.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- No defensible historical manor perimeter was found in the available sources.
- The returned point represents the documented manor-house/estate focus at Ash House, not the full historical extent of Ash Manor.
- The statement that Ash and Hill formed the medieval sub-manor does not provide enough geographic detail to construct a reliable polygon.