Ling Hall Farm was the most southerly farm in the Parish, near to the Blue Boar area. There was a certain amount of additional farmland to the south that was often described as being part of Dunchurch parish, and it was farmed by farmers from that parish.
For several centuries the Ling Hall was farmed by the Line family. By the time of the 1849 Tithe review the family also farmed nearer the main village of Church Lawford, but the Ling Hall related tithe descriptions and map can be found here. It might be noted that there were several marriage links between the Line family and the Dalton family of Church Lawford, and at least two of the fields farmed by the family were named Clockmaker Close – possibly linked to the craftsmen in the Dalton family who made renowned clocks and watches.
It was then farmed in the 1870 / 80 period by Henry Cave who was married to Fanny Elizabeth Line, daughter of Joseph Line. For the last part of the nineteenth century it passed to the Gray family from Cumbernauld, who had a number of farms in the local area, being part of an influx of farmers who moved south from North of the Border, taking advantage of the transport links as well as various contacts in the area.
At the turn of the century the Eales family took over Ling Hall Farm, having already been farming at nearby Potford Dam. They farmed the property until the Estate sale in 1918, before buying the land and farm in that auction. The auction map shows the farm shaded pink towards the bottom of the map. The area in blue is the additional farmland referenced above.
The lot was described thus
The Eales family continued to farm it up until the Second World War when the farmland area was needed for RAF Church Lawford.
Following the decommissioning of the site by the Air Ministry, following a period of use by local clubs for cycling etc, there was discussion about how the site might be used in the future. The Rugby Advertiser carried a report on a Council review in April 1964.
