MANORIAL HERITAGE REGISTRY CONVEYANCE & DESCENT HISTORY ============================================================================ ASHRIDGE MANOR Public record: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_manor=ashridge-manor Exported: 17 October 2026, 02:56 GMT+0000 Recorded historical holders: 4 Location: Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire SUCCESSION REGISTER | EARLIEST RECORDED TO PRESENT ============================================================================ Relationships below reproduce saved published paths; unrecorded routes are not inferred. 1. Ashridge Bonhommes religious house | 1283 Transfer: Founded by Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall Holding arrangement: Other Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ashridge-bonhommes-religious-house Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 2. The Crown | 1539 Transfer: Dissolution of the religious house and transfer into Crown hands Holding arrangement: Other Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 3. Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, Queen consort of James VI and I, 1540, Duchess of Cleves, Queen of England (briefly | Reign of Edward VI Transfer: Crown grant Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-of-denmark Relationship to present holder: Not recorded 4. Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere, 2nd Earl of Wilton, Viscount Grey de Wilton, Baron Grey de Wilton, Lord Chancellor of England, Baron Ellesmere, Viscount Brackley, 1st Baron Ellesmere, 1st Viscount Brackley, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, 1st Earl of Bridgewater, Solicitor General, Master of the Rolls, Lord Chancellor | Early seventeenth century Transfer: Crown grant Profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-egerton-2nd-earl-of-wilton Relationship to present holder: Not recorded DETAILED CONVEYANCE HISTORIES AND LINKED PEDIGREES ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 1 | 1283 Ashridge Bonhommes religious house Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ashridge-bonhommes-religious-house Holder position: holder Transfer: Founded by Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall Holding arrangement: other To / transferee: Ashridge Bonhommes religious house Assets / rights concerned: manor_property Instrument type: Religious foundation Manor and title passed together: 0 Evidence status: provisional Narrative / explanation: Ashridge was established in 1283 at Little Gaddesden as a religious foundation for the Order of Bonhommes. This records the foundation and institutional tenure of the Ashridge estate, not necessarily a separately constituted manorial lordship. Other parties: Order of Bonhommes Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ashridge-bonhommes-religious-house Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 2 | 1539 The Crown Holder position: holder Transfer: Dissolution of the religious house and transfer into Crown hands Previous holder: Ashridge Bonhommes religious house Holding arrangement: other From / transferor: Ashridge Bonhommes religious house To / transferee: The Crown Assets / rights concerned: manor_property Instrument type: Dissolution and Crown vesting Manor and title passed together: 0 Evidence status: provisional Narrative / explanation: Following the dissolution of Ashridge in 1539, the Ashridge estate passed into Crown hands. Previous holder profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=ashridge-bonhommes-religious-house Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 3 | Reign of Edward VI Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, Queen consort of James VI and I, 1540, Duchess of Cleves, Queen of England (briefly Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-of-denmark Holder position: holder Transfer: Crown grant Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: sole From / transferor: The Crown To / transferee: Anne of Cleves Assets / rights concerned: manor_property Instrument type: Crown grant Manor and title passed together: 0 Evidence status: provisional Narrative / explanation: The Ashridge estate was subsequently granted by the Crown to Anne of Cleves during the reign of Edward VI. Other parties: Anne of Cleves Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=anne-of-denmark Person dates: 1574–1619 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLDER 4 | Early seventeenth century Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere, 2nd Earl of Wilton, Viscount Grey de Wilton, Baron Grey de Wilton, Lord Chancellor of England, Baron Ellesmere, Viscount Brackley, 1st Baron Ellesmere, 1st Viscount Brackley, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, 1st Earl of Bridgewater, Solicitor General, Master of the Rolls, Lord Chancellor Person: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-egerton-2nd-earl-of-wilton Holder position: holder Transfer: Crown grant Previous holder: The Crown Holding arrangement: sole From / transferor: The Crown To / transferee: Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere Assets / rights concerned: manor_property Instrument type: Crown grant Manor and title passed together: 0 Evidence status: provisional Narrative / explanation: A later Crown grant placed the Ashridge estate with Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere, in the early seventeenth century. The registry describes this as estate ownership and cautions that it should not be treated as proof of a separate surviving lordship title. Other parties: Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord Ellesmere Historical person profile: https://manorialregistry.com/?mhr_person=thomas-egerton-2nd-earl-of-wilton Person dates: 1799–1882 Relationship paths: No published path recorded. END OF EXPORTED APPROVED CONVEYANCE HISTORY