Ashburne Hall was founded in 1900 by
Samuel Alexander, R. D. Darbishire,
C. P. Scott and Alice B. Cooke as a hall of residence for women students. (Two halls for men had already been founded in association with
Owens College.) It was first located at Ashburne House in Victoria Park (donated by R. D. Darbishire for the purpose) and remained there until the removal to "The Oaks" (which was then renamed Ashburne Hall) in 1910. The new site was on Wilmslow Road at the corner of Old Hall Lane, Fallowfield. By 1930 the hall had been extended by new buildings and enriched by the bequest from
Lord Morley of his personal library. At a later date Sheavyn House was built in the grounds and commemorates
Dr Sheavyn who had been the third warden of the hall. Ashburne Hall became a
Grade II listed building on 8 June 2012. In 2023 the Ashburne Hall Archive was transferred to the University of Manchester Library. The archive contains many administrative documents, student publications, records and ephemera relating to student life at the Hall. Norman Gillson is the current warden of Ashburne Hall. ==Notable students==