The first references to Mount Pleasant Farm were found in the early 19th Century, In the previous century the land in that area was allocated to a number of different tenants, and there was additional Glebe Land and an area known as Millers Ground which suggested there may have been a windmill in that area. One of those tenants was Timothy Carter, and tithe records are found here, or can be seen below to illustrate the breakdown of the land (the blue dots correspond to the tithe entries).
In the first half of the 19th Century the Farm was owned by James Crofts, a member of a local family with several farming interests in the area, notably at Rookery Hall Farm. There were other Crofts families in the locality who did not appear to be directly related, notably at Lawford Hill Farm on Lawford Heath as well as other parts of Newbold Parish.
James Crofts bequeathed a sum of money to the church to set up the Crofts Charity which helped the needy in the village in the following century.
Shortly after James died in 1844 the 1849/50 Tithe Records were compiled, as shown below, which show the scope of the farm at that time. They can also be found here,
Mount Pleasant Farm was then acquired by Richard Barnwell, who had been resident in Dunchurch. He farmed the area until he died in 1875.
For a ten year period the land was under the control of local farmer William Samuel Townsend before passing into the Cullen family, a Scottish farming family.
Alexander Cullen was succeeded by his son John Cullen at the start of the 20th century.
The Cullens were in the village for around 30 years, contributing greatly to village life, but left shortly after the village auction held in 1918, with Thomas Strong taking an interest in Mount Pleasant as well as being the Landlord of the White Lion Inn.
See here for more details on the 1918 auction of the farm, including the relevant map.
By 1926 Thomas Strong had decided to give up his farming interests, so the farm was put up for auction once more. That auction saw Mount Pleasant start its very long association with the Archer family.
Alongside the farming operations the farm also hosted a caravan site for many years. Although the site was setup as part of post-war housing initiatives, the schemes were modified as time went by, and by the late 60s new legislation was introduced which meant the site was gradually closed during the 1970s.