South Ash Manor

South Ash Manor is a tall 16th-century timber-framed house located on the boundary of the parishes of Ash-Cum-Ridley and Stansted. It features vertical half-timbering and plaster infilling, built on stone foundations dating back to the 12th century. The house has a hipped tiled roof, two storeys with attics, and two gabled dormers. There are five windows, including two small casement windows with small squared leaded panes and five large sash windows with intact glazing bars on both the ground and first floors.

A two-storeyed porch, likely added after the main building, has an oversailing first floor, ornamental timbering, and a gable above. The doorway is flanked by modern carved grotesque wooden figures, while the door itself is original. There are ground floor additions in red brick at each end, and the back of the house is also faced with red brick. Inside, the dining room features some 16th-century painted decoration and early 18th-century plain panelling. The house was built by the Hodsoll family, who owned it until the 19th century.