ASTON CANTLOW MANOR

Identity: confirmed — The registry name, location, associated place, TNA/MDR record F242729 and authority reference GB/NNAF/M229080 consistently identify the historic manor of Aston Cantlow in Warwickshire. The historical evidence links this manor with the Cantilupe, Hastings, Beauchamp and Neville/Abergavenny lordships, the Aston Cantlow manorial centre and the later Thomas Wood estate. Shelfield was historically associated with Aston Cantlow but was also treated as a distinct sub-manor in parts of the medieval and later record, so it cannot safely be used to define the complete manor boundary without the underlying surveys or estate plans.
Representative point: 52.23696, -1.79801
Basis: documented_manor_house — Manor Farm, Brook Road, Aston Cantlow, postcode B95 6JD, is identified in the Warwickshire Historic Environment record as the post-medieval Manor House/Manor Farm of Aston Cantlow. The point is derived from the documented postcode location and is close to the historic manorial centre and Aston Cantlow castle site.
Point confidence: medium
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period:
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The available online evidence establishes the manor's location and broad historical associations but does not provide a sufficiently legible, authoritative polygon for the manorial land. The 1918 Aston Cantlow Estate sale catalogue reportedly included a plan covering approximately 3,000 acres in multiple lots, and earlier surveys and rentals are catalogued, but the actual survey plans, parcel schedules and boundary evidence were not available in the consulted sources. The modern parish boundary and the approximately 3,000-acre 1918 estate cannot be assumed to be identical to the historical manor.
Sources:
- The National Archives Discovery: Aston Cantlow Manor, TNA/MDR record F242729: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F242729 — Registry record supplied for the exact manor identity.
- Manor House, Aston Cantlow - Warwickshire Historic Environment Record / Take the TimeTrail: https://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/detail.aspx?monuid=WA7559 — Identifies the post-medieval Manor House/Manor Farm at Aston Cantlow and describes its location west of Burbage Road; cites the Victoria County History and Ordnance Survey evidence.
- Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church, Aston Cantlow - Historic England: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1017768 — Provides the documented medieval manorial/castle site at National Grid Reference SP 13660 60043 and states that the castle was constructed by the Cantilupe family and was in ruins by 1392.
- History of Aston Cantlow - Aston Cantlow Parish Council: https://astoncantlowparish.gov.uk/parish/about/history-of-aston-cantlow — Summarizes the descent of the manor and explains the historical relationship of Shelfield as a sub-manor or township, including the 1918 break-up of the old estate.
- Aston Cantlow Conservation Area Review - Stratford-on-Avon District Council: https://www.stratford.gov.uk/doc/206065/name/Aston%20Cantlow.pdf — Confirms the historic manor, Cantilupe association, ringwork/castle, Guild House manorial rights and the later break-up of the estate.
- Communities: Rights of Way, Warwickshire County Council: https://api.warwickshire.gov.uk/documents/WCCC-806885641-2480 — Cites Sale Catalogue Aston Cantlow Estate 1918, archive reference DR679/24, and states that the catalogue included a plan of approximately 3,000 acres divided into lots.
- B95 postcodes - Doogal: https://www.doogal.co.uk/UKPostcodes?Search=B95&page=2 — Provides the geocoded location for postcode B95 6JD, the documented address of Manor Farm, Aston Cantlow.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- The representative point is suitable for locating the manor but should not be interpreted as the exact surviving medieval manorial site; Aston Cantlow also has a documented medieval castle/manorial site northwest of the church.
- No historical manor boundary polygon is returned because the consulted evidence does not expose the underlying survey or estate-plan perimeter.
- Shelfield and other places within the historic parish or later estate should not automatically be treated as part of the core Aston Cantlow manor without consulting the original manorial surveys, rentals, maps and the 1918 sale plan.