ASHTON UNDER LYNE MANOR

Identity: confirmed — The TNA/MDR record and associated archival references identify the historic manor of Ashton-under-Lyne in Lancashire. Independent archaeological and historical research identifies Ashton Old Hall, immediately south of St Michael's Parish Church, as the medieval manor house and administrative centre of the extensive manor of Ashton-under-Lyne.
Representative point: 53.48768, -2.09189
Basis: documented_manor_site — Approximate WGS84 conversion of OS grid reference SJ94009900 for the excavated and documented site of Ashton Old Hall, the medieval manor house and seat of the lords of Ashton-under-Lyne.
Point confidence: high
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period: Medieval to early modern manor
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The available evidence confirms an extensive manor centred on Ashton Old Hall and historically associated with Ashton-under-Lyne's single parish-township and its divisions, but does not provide a sufficiently explicit, source-backed perimeter of the manorial land. The parish, township, or modern borough boundary must not be substituted for the manor boundary.
Sources:
- The National Archives: Ashton Under Lyne Manor, F242198: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F242198 — Registry record for the exact manor identification.
- Ashton Old Hall: A Medieval Fortified Manor House in Tameside: https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/issue.xhtml?recordId=1033405 — Identifies Ashton Old Hall as a medieval fortified manor house in Ashton-under-Lyne and gives OS grid reference SJ94009900.
- Tameside Administration Centre: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment: https://eprints.oxfordarchaeology.com/2171/1/L10770_Full.pdf — States that Ashton Old Hall was the seat of the de Ashtons, medieval lords of the extensive manor of Ashton, and that it stood immediately south of St Michael's Parish Church.
- Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society: Oldham Hidden 18: https://mlfhs.uk/oldham-hidden-17 — Provides a historical reference to the custom roll and rental of the Manor of Ashton-under-Lyne dated 11 November 1422.
- The National Archives: Ashton-under-Lyne manor presentments, Acc.2010/015: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14309803 — Archival presentments from the manor court, 1659-1691, supporting the identification of the active manor jurisdiction.
- The National Archives: Ashton-under-Lyne manor verdicts, Acc.2010/015: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14329147 — Archival manor-court verdicts from 1659-1691.
- The National Archives: Part of Ashton-under-Lyne manor court book, DDX 350/39: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14328886 — Lancashire Archives catalogue record for a 1665 part of the manor court book.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The representative point marks the documented Ashton Old Hall manor-house site, not the centre of the full historical manor.
- No defensible historical manorial polygon was found in the accessible evidence; modern parish, township, borough, or administrative boundaries have not been used as substitutes.