ASKRIGG (SCROPE) MANOR

Identity: confirmed — The supplied TNA/MDR record identifies the manor as ASKRIGG (SCROPE) MANOR in the Askrigg/Aysgarth area. The associated archival leads independently refer to the Manor of Askrigg, including boundary perambulations in 1758 and 1778, a 1765 survey and valuation, and an 1852 map concerning boundaries with other manors. Historical evidence identifies the Scropes of Bolton Castle as major medieval landholders in Askrigg.
Representative point: 54.3150, -2.0821
Basis: supported_manorial_centre — West End House in Askrigg is a surviving historic house documented by Historic England as having belonged to the Scropes of Bolton Castle in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Local historical research identifies West End as the location of the Scrope bailiff's house, making it the best surviving representative point for the Scrope interest in Askrigg Manor.
Point confidence: medium
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period: Documented by boundary records dated 1758, 1778 and 1852; exact historical perimeter not established from the accessible online descriptions.
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The archive catalogue confirms manor-boundary perambulations in 1758 and 1778, a 1765 survey and valuation, and an 1852 letter and map concerning the fixing of boundaries with other manors. However, the accessible catalogue entries do not provide the boundary text, map image, parcel schedule or a georeferenced perimeter. The Askrigg civil parish/township or its stated acreage has therefore not been substituted for the manorial extent.
Sources:
- The National Archives: Askrigg (Scrope) Manor, TNA/MDR record F240710: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F240710 — Registry record supplied for the exact manor, with authority/reference GB/NNAF/M169315.
- The Story Durham online collection: Perambulation of the boundaries of the Manor of Askrigg, 1 September 1758: https://www.thestorydurham.org/our-collections/online-collection/?item-id=165374 — Catalogue entry for archival reference D/HH/6/2/207.
- The Story Durham online collection: Perambulation of the boundaries of the Manor of Askrigg, 5 September 1778: https://www.thestorydurham.org/our-collections/online-collection/?item-id=165374 — Catalogue entry for archival reference D/HH/6/2/208.
- Historic England: West End House, Askrigg, list entry 1131195: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1131195 — Provides the National Grid Reference SD9475391059, equivalent to approximately 54.3150, -2.0821, and records that the house belonged to the Scropes of Bolton Castle in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
- Open History 158: history of Askrigg: https://ouhistory.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/OH158colour.pdf — States that the Scropes of Bolton Castle were one of the two principal medieval landholders in Askrigg and that the Scropes housed their bailiff at a house in West End.
- The National Archives: 1765 survey and valuation, with other manors: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14298125 — Catalogue lead for North Yorkshire County Record Office reference ZBO/IV/1/4 mic 1822/3614.
- The National Archives: 1852 letter and map relating to fixing boundaries with other manors: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14308115 — Catalogue lead for Leeds University Library Special Collections reference Dep 1949/1 box 58.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The representative point is a supported Scrope manorial centre, not proof that West End House was the sole or principal manor house for the entire manor.
- No historical polygon is returned because the accessible evidence confirms the existence of boundary documentation but does not expose enough geographic detail to reconstruct the manorial perimeter reliably.
- Do not substitute the modern Askrigg civil parish, township, ecclesiastical parish or any modern administrative boundary for the historical manor.