Ashley Castle, Cheshire

[kelly]

Whilst researching my AMERIDITH ancestors in Devon I came across one (Judith) who appears to have been born "in of Ashley Castle, Cheshire" according to the Visitations of the County of Devon.

I don't know of any Ashley Castle in Cheshire and wonder if any other Rootschatters can point me in the right direction please?

[kelly]

I should have added that Judith AMERIDITH  was born in 1579.
Thanks

[Christopher]

Hello Kelly,

There's an Ashley Castle five miles west of Winchester. www.ecastles.co.uk/ashley.htm

I'm not certain what's at Ashley, Altrincham, Cheshire. I wonder if it should be Ashley Hall rather than Castle www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50764#s9

Christopher

[kelly]

Many thanks for that information, Christopher.  I will look into both those areas.

Kelly

[LizzieW]

Hi Kelly

When I was a child I used to go to Castle Mill, Ashley where there was an open air swimming pool.  I've found a website that is quite interesting, Trafford Community Archive:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/033e/

I hope that works, as the original link was too long, so I've "shrunk" it.

Apparently there was a house there which was demolished in 1954 and a modern house has now been built.  Unfortunately, the archives don't go back further than the 1700s, but it is possible that there was a "castle" or a house known as a "castle" on the site in earlier times.

Lizzie

[kelly]

Thanks, Lizzie.  I will look at that also.

 

[Reiver]

Hello Kelly
As the others have already indicated there is a location called Castle Mill in Ashley in Cheshire.  Very close to Casrle Mill - there was a Mill there - there is a Castle Hill Farm.

A dew years ago now I belonged to an archaeology group.  It was suggested that we ought to have a look at a particular location near to the Farm on the height above it. Your relative would appear to be related to the 'castle' - what ever the structure then - in the sixteenth century. when something may well have been standing.

I was led to believe that the University of Manchester archaeologists (GMAU) may have had an interest.

  If you try this map site http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/tithemaps/
Use Place Search to go to Ashley, (parsih of Bowdon).  This will hive you all the Plots in Ashley.   If you go to Plots 216 or 217 you should find thereabouts Castle Hill Farm.   If you use Twin Maps and look also at say the 1910 map you should
be able to relate it to where it is in Cheshire,

My apologies if you have already done that

Best wishes
Reiver

[kelly]

No, I haven't already done that, thank you very much Reiver - I will certainly take a look. 

[frankray]

As a lad, I too, splashed around in the pre-war Castle Mills swimming pool in fact it was in their filtered River Bollin water I threw off my water wings.

A close relation William Crosby b1832- farmed 50 acres at Castle Hill Farm (Ref: 1861 census.) 

May I thank all other writers who have so kindly taken their time to reply

 I am now encourage into further FH research.

Ray Crosby.