Member of the Weld family who inherited the Shireburn property after the extinction of the direct male Shireburn line and the death of Mary, Duchess of Norfolk.

The accessible source does not establish whether Edward Weld personally held every component of Aighton Manor or whether some components were held by co-heirs or under settlements.

Research sources:
- James Croston, Nooks and Corners of Lancashire and Cheshire, discussion of the Shireburn inheritance; corroborated by Historic England's Stonyhurst registered-park entry. — https://readingroo.ms/5/1/1/9/51191/51191-h/51191-h.htm