| Alt Ref No | DDSW/Med/2 |
| Acc No | 3742 |
| Title | Grant of Free Warren |
| Description | 1. King Edward
2. John de Ashton
Grant from 1 to 2 of free warren in all his lands in Ashton in the county of Lancaster
Witnesses: J[ohn] Archbishop of Canterbury, H[enry] Lincoln bishop, John earl of Cormil ??, John de Warenna earl fo Suffolk, Henry de Percy, William de Monte Alto, Rado de Nevill seneschal and others
27 August 9 Edward. Endorsement suggests dated 9 Edward III. Dated at Ashton (villam sa' John')
1 skin, vellum with wax seal, fair condition |
| Date | 27 Aug 1335 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| AdminHistory | Free warren was the sole right (granted by royal charter to a lord of the manor) to hunt certain beasts and fowls—the pheasant, partridge, hare, and rabbit—within a given area, such as a chase. Many charters were granted between the late 12th and the early 14th centuries. Definition from The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History by David Hey, Oxford University Press, 1997 |
| Related Material | Referenced as ESRCA 3 by Michael Nevell in "Tameside 1066-1700". See Winifred Bowman, "England in Ashton-under-Lyne" p49 for a photograph of this item and pp49-55 for her interpretation of this document. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Type | Archive |
| Ref No | GB131.3742/11/2 |
