Category: Historic Smallholdings
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Church Road Auction Lots
This page is linked from the main page on Church Road here. The entries for the cottages in the 1918 auction were as follows (including those fronting on to the Village Green partially in Little End / Green Lane) – noted on the plan below them in the lot numbers and colours indicated: Read more
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Property Mapping – Lawford East
This page attempts to consider the status of the various villages properties over a period of around 120 years – from 1850 to 1970. It makes extensive use of Ordnance Survey Maps (full credit below), especially those of the biggest scales as made available by the National Library of Scotland Maps at https://maps.nls.uk/index.html There is an option to compare… Read more
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The Village Butcher
For many years the Village Butcher was based in a smallholding in Church Road, later to become a farm where the Derek Barnwell and his family were tenants. At the time of the Village Sale in 1918, the Butcher “in residence” as a tenant was Harry Mason Cooke (1866-1949). Harry was the son of Walter… Read more
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1849 Tithe Review – Kings Newnham Smallholders and Cottagers
This is one of a number of reviews of the 1849 Tithe Registers, which look at the village layout and tenancies at that time, contrasting with the next main checkpoint of the 1918 Auction. The review is based on the tithe-holder name, looking at the various plots that make up their tithe commitment. The blue… Read more
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1849 Tithe Review – John Farmer
This is one of a number of reviews of the 1849 Tithe Registers, which look at the village layout and tenancies at that time, contrasting with the next main checkpoint of the 1918 Auction. The review is based on the tithe-holder name, looking at the various plots that make up their tithe commitment. The blue… Read more
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Eastlands Farm / Wheatfield
The smallholding at the bottom of Smithy Lane known as Eastlands came to prominence after the 1918 sale of the various village properties. It was at the northern edge of what was then the built-up part of the village, wrapping around to the Newham Lane area (which was largely farmland right from the Rectory to… Read more
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Kings Newnham Smallholdings (1918)
When the Estates of Kings Newnham and Church Lawford were put up for auction in 1918 there were two distinct lots relating to smallholdings (Lots 11 (The Lodge) and 14 (The 5 acre site next to the Laurels rented by the Farmer Family) in the Kings Newnham Sale. Additionally there were farm buildings for Highfields Farm… Read more
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Church Lawford Smallholdings (1918)
At the time of the major auction of village properties in 1918 the following smallholdings were identified. More details will be added on the items where no link is shown. Lots 24, 29, 30 and 43 in the Church Lawford sale Read more