AUGHTON MANOR

Identity: likely — The record is securely associated with the historical manor of Aughton in the Aughton–Uplitherland area of south-west Lancashire. Medieval and later evidence shows that Aughton Manor was divided among several lordships, with parts held by the Bradshaw, Scarisbrick, Hesketh and other families. The supplied Lancashire Archives leads, including manorial accounts, rentals, surveys and a 1769 map, are consistent with this manor. The evidence does not, however, conclusively identify which surviving hall represented the precise registry parcel or share.
Representative point: 53.5689, -2.9708
Basis: documented_manor_house — Aughton Hall on Asmall Lane is identified by Historic England as a small manor house formerly belonging to a branch of the Hesketh family of Rufford. Its listed-building National Grid Reference is SD 40031 09074, converted here to decimal WGS84 coordinates.
Point confidence: medium
Boundary status: representative_point_only
Boundary period:
Boundary confidence: none
Boundary basis: The accessible evidence establishes the historical location and demonstrates that the manor was territorially divided and interrelated with Uplitherland, but it does not provide a verifiable perimeter for the specific Aughton Manor record. The 1769 map reference DDM 14/22 is potentially decisive, but its mapped contents could not be inspected from the available catalogue page. The 1848 tithe and 1819 enclosure references relate to later land divisions and cannot safely be substituted for the manorial boundary.
Sources:
- Aughton Hall, Historic England listing 1290667: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1290667 — Identifies Aughton Hall, Asmall Lane, Lancashire as a small manor house; gives National Grid Reference SD 40031 09074 and states that it was formerly the property of a branch of the Hesketh family of Rufford.
- A History of Aughton, Aughton Parish Council: https://www.aughtonparishcouncil.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Aughton-Parish-Plan-2010.pdf — Records the medieval Aughton manor, its early holders, the Bradshaw and Stanley succession, and the surviving historic halls and settlement context.
- Aughton Enclosure in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries: https://www.hslc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/136-5-Coney.pdf — Explains that Aughton and Uplitherland comprised interrelated manors, that the Heskeths held part of Aughton Manor, and that the eighteenth-century parish covered about 15 square miles; it also cites later enclosure and tithe material.
- Gleanings towards the annals of Aughton, near Ormskirk: https://archive.org/details/gleaningstowards00newsiala — Provides historical discussion of the medieval relationship between Aughton and Uplitherland, the division of Aughton Manor, and later manorial lordships.
- Lancashire Archives catalogue lead: 1769 map, DDM 14/22: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/N14281180 — The supplied archive reference identifies a 1769 map associated with the Aughton manor records; the map is a relevant potential source for reconstructing the historical extent, but its boundary content was not available for verification.
Warnings / uncertainty:
- Aughton Manor was not a simple modern-parish-sized estate: historical sources describe multiple shares and a close relationship with Uplitherland.
- Aughton Hall on Asmall Lane and Aughton Old Hall near St Michael's Church are distinct historic properties associated with different aspects or portions of the manor's history; the selected point is therefore a defensible manorial-house proxy, not proof of the complete manor centre.
- No historical polygon is returned because the accessible evidence does not verify the perimeter of the exact registry manor record.