Farms

A Whiteparish local history page from younsmere-frustfield.org.uk

This page provides links to pages describing the history of each of the farms in the parish, including all the old names used where a farm has been renamed in the past.

For a more detailed discussion and an index to the farms in date order, see the Farms Discussion page.

Blue links in the table below are available, links in purple have not yet been uploaded for public viewing

Abbotstone Manor Farm Later Street Farm - right way round? Late 16th century - probably shortly after 1589, rebuild in brick in 1625
Alderstone Farm Built in the Alderstone Manor demesne fields early in the 17th century
Ashdean House there in 1962 (later than 1926), three poultry houses built between 1962 and 1966, fourth poultry house and cottage more recent
Barters Farm 1842, but possibly an early freehold property like Chadwell Farm
Blackwater Farm Started life as Upper Younge's Farm by 1962, renamed to Tower Farm by 1966, then part of it to Blackwater Farm by 1990 then Montague Farm by 2022
Blaxwell Farm 1242
Brickworth Down Farm Next to Dry Farm/Lower Bush Farm On 1876-81 map
Brickworth Farm Probably contemporary with Brickworth House, 1605
Brickworth Park Farm Run from Brickworth Farm from 1992 to 1996
Brock Farm Built after 1962 and first shown on the 1975 map
Brook Farm This is Brock Farm, as misspelt on the OS free map app (or maybe a recent name change?) Built after 1962 and first shown on the 1975 map
Broxmore Farm 1610
Chadwell Farm An early freehold property dating from before 1268
Chalkpit Farm Formerly Legges, even earlier part of Blaxwell Manor Early 17th century
Clover Farm Built between 1962 and 1966
Common Farm Renamed to Whiteparish Grange on the 1990 1:10,000 OS map About 1830
Cottage Farm See Whiteparish 100 years pages 47-49, which describe Cottage Farm. It included the orchard that is now The Bramleys. This may be what I've recorded as Farm on Frenches Meadow as linked here.
Cowesfield Farm Now known as Lower Cowesfield Farm Wrongly shown as Cowesfield Esturmy on the 1773 Andrews and Drury map, but is in Cowesfield Spilman
(Cowesfield) Home Farm Adjacent to Cowesfield House Farm The farm associated with Cowesfield House. The House itself started as a farmhouse in the late 16th century: Home Farm probably dates from improvements made in 1767
Cowesfield House Farm On the site of Cowesfield House, whose farm was the nearby Home Farm. Cowesfield House was demolished 1949, the farm was built between 1962 and 1966
Cowesfield Green Farm Later Cowesfield Manor and... 1842
Cowesfield Manor Farm Earlier Cowesfield Green Farm (Cowesfield Esturmy manor) 1842
Dairy House Farm 1842
Dean Hill Farm Originally Sansoms Down 18th century
Dry Farm Now Lower Bush Farm Early 17th century
Earldoms Farm Probably the same as Morton's Farm in the 1861 census addresses Earlier than 1876 and probably earlier than 1861
Farm on Frenches Meadow Some buildings in 1842, farm by 1876, just ruins in 2019
Gills Hole Farm Shortly before 1689
Glendale Farm An industrial estate Later than 1925, earlier than 2002
Golden Farm Possibly previously Goldings and Rowells Farm? 1661
Golding's and Rowell's Farm Possibly now Golden Farm? 1842
Greenvale Farm Built between 1970 and 1989
Harestock Farm Present from pre-1773 to post-1925, with just two semi-detached cottages still there today
Hawks Nest Farm
Hillcrest Farm A dairy farm run by Geoff Dibden, now Hillcrest campsite (2018) The house was built between 1927 and 1962
Home Farm Adjacent to Cowesfield House Farm The farm associated with Cowesfield House. The House started as a farmhouse in the late 16th century: Home Farm probably dates from improvements made in 1767
Legges Farm Formerly part of Blaxwell Manor, later Chalkpit Farm Early 17th century
Lower Bush Farm Earlier Dry Farm Dry Farm dates from the early 17th century
Lower Cowesfield Farm Wrongly shown as Cowesfield Esturmy on the 1773 Andrews and Drury map, but is Cowesfield Spilman.
Merry Orchard Mushroom Farm Cowesfield, now a business park 2022
Montague Farm Part of the what was Tower Farm (earlier Upper Younge's Farm) on Pill Hill. Named as Blackwater Farm 1984 when it was divided and changed to Montague Farm (2022)
Moor Farm An early settlement known to be there by 1307 but possibly in Domesday Book 1068
Morrisholt Farm Late 17th century
Morton's Farm In The Earldoms at the time of the 1861 census This is probably the farm later known as Earldoms Farm, which would therefore date from before 1861
New Manor Farm About 1880
Newton Farm Part of the land described in 1289 as Neuton juxta Whitcherch, entirely south of the A36 in 1842 (see Newton for the earlier history)
North Common Farm Land enclosed and farm built between 1840 and 1876
Parkwater Farm Earlier part of Cowesfield Manor Farm, the cottage dates from 1910
Redhill Farm Shown on 1842 Tithe Map, named on the 1876 1:2500 OS map and as Redhills on subsequent maps
Richmond Farm Not on 1925 map, shown on 1962 map
Rowell's Farm Later part of Golding's and Rowell's Farm
Rowden's Farm Already there and named in 1842 on the Tithe Map
Sansoms Also known as South Well - when? 1242 or earlier
Street Farm Earlier Abbotstone Manor Farm 1809
Testwood Farm Shown on the 1773 Andrews and Drury map but only as Testwood Cottages on later maps [recheck]
Tipplefield Farm Built between 1962 and 1966
Tower Farm Started life as Upper Younge's Farm by 1962, renamed to Tower Farm by 1966, then part of it to Blackwater Farm by 1990, this part now being Montague Farm 2022
Titchborne Farm 1316 in Nomina Villarum as Abbotstone manor, manor of Titchborne from 1560
Upper Cowesfield Farm Between 1811 and 1820
Upper Younge's Farm Started life as Upper Younge's Farm by 1962 (later than 1924), renamed to Tower Farm by 1966, part of this then divided off as Blackwater Farm by 1990, which has since been renamed to Montague Farm (by 2022)
Whelpley Farm 1627, when the farm and manor were divided and sold separately, the farm to William Stockman, the manor to Giles Eyre (1) of Brickworth.
Whiteparish Grange Previously Common Farm, renamed by the time of the 1990 1:10,000 OS map About 1830
Whites Farm Built between 1842 and 1876
Whitterns Hill Farm Marked and named on the 1773 Andrews and Drury map and named on the 1842 Tithe Map
Wicketsgreen Farm On 1876 1:2500 OS map
Woodfalls Farm Squirrels Holt since between 1962 and 1966 Built between 1842 and 1896, still there in 1926
Yew Tree Farm On Parkwater Lane in Cowesfield Wood on the site of the old Cowesfield Brickkiln Sold by auction as a lot of the Cowesfield estate (Esturmy and Louveras) on 20th May 1941. On the 1966 1:2500 map, but still shown as Old Kilns on the 1962 1:10560 map
Younge's Farm At the west end of The Street Earlier than 1674. Named after Edward Younge, passed to his son in 1674