Brimmers Farm
From Lacey Green History
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Research by Joan West
MANOR FARMS SOLD
The Lord of the Manor of Princes Risborough, was in financial difficulty and from about 1808 onwards he sold to Lord George Henry Cavendish, later Lord Burlington, most of the Manor Farms including Culverton Farm, Row Farm (Wardrobes), Brimmers Farm, Old House, and Stocken Farm, all in the Upper Hamlets of Princes Risborough They were all tenanted. Lord Cavendish never lived locally and all the farms continued to be tenanted.----
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Lord George Henry Cavendish already owned Brimmers Farm when the Enclosure of Princes Risborough took place in 1823.
1853. Lord Cavendish sold Brimmers Farm to Merton College, Oxford. click Merton College for more.
1851 CENSUS. Jesse Gomme 21 agricultural labourer born Princes Risborough, Maria Gomme 23 born Culverton, John Gomme 4 months born Culverton, William Newns 21 shepherd born Whiteleaf, Ann Newns 20 born Princes Risborough, Henry Newns 3 born Princes Risborough, Ann Ginger 6 visitor.
1861 CENSUS. William Devening 45 carter born P.R., Emma 36 born Loosley Row.
1871 census. John Eggleton 36 farmer (partner), Susan Eggleton 36, Fred 13, John 11, Owen 9. George 8. Rowland 6, Lizzie 3.
28th September 1945 SOLD BY MERTON COLLEGE, OXON for £6000
THE CATALOGUE (A copy of the Catalogue is archived in Lacey Green Village Hall)
BRIMMERS FARM. Area about 257 acres, 1 rood, 15 poles.
THE COMPACT CORN and STOCK FARM
With brick, flint and tiled farmhouse, containing: Small Hall; Lounge (14 ft. by 12 ft. 6 ins.) with modern fireplace; Sitting Room (14 ft. by 9 ft.) with grate giving hot water supply; Kitchen (10 ft. by 8ft. 6ins.) with sink; Three bedrooms; Bathroom with bath and lavatory basin (h. & c.); separate W.C.
PAIR OF MODERN BRICK AND TILED COTTAGES
Adjacent to the homestead is a pair of modern brick and tiled cottages, each containing three bedrooms, two Sitting rooms and outbuildings.
WATER SUPPLY
From well by pump to tank in roof of farm building, and hence by gravitation to house, yards and cottages and to troughs in O.S. Nos 412 and 435, and by direct pumping to the South-West portion of O.S. NO 411.
DRAINAGE to CESSPOOL
TELEPHONE wires are connected to one of the cottages.
THE FARM BUILDINGS
The farm buildings arranged around two open cattle yards include; - Timber and galvanised Barn on brick foundations; Pigsty; span-roof Calf Pen; 2-bay open shed with coal store; brick, flint and tiled Cart-Horse Stable for 7 with Chaff House; Two Cattle Pens with loft over; 5-bay open Cattle Shed (two bays enclosed); 6-bay Dutch Barn with 4-bay timber and galvanised Implement Shed.
EXCLUSION
The timber and galvanised Garage belongs to the tenant.
SCHEDULE. Princes Risborough Parish. In acres
O.S. No. Name of Field and description. Pasture. Arable. Buildings etc Wood
Pt 408 Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---- . . . ----- . . . ----- . . . . . . 14.959
. 413 2 Cottages, House & Buildings . . . . . ---- . . . ----- . . 1.596
Pt 411 Arable Etc. . . ------------- . . . . . . . . . . . 125.920
Pt 409 Windsor Hill, Rough pasture 17.216
Pt 411 Cop Hill. Rough Pasture 14.427
Pt 411 Permanent Pasture 30.011
Pt 411 Rough Pasture 6.820
412 Permanent Pasture 15.889
Pt 435 Charity Land. Perman’t Pasture 23.183
464 Brimmer’s Close, Perman’t Pasture 1.146
516 Risborough Cop. Rough Pasture. 6.079
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114.871 . . 125.920 . . 1.596 . . . . 14.959
Vacant Possession on completion of purchase.
NOTE
The purchaser at the above sale not currently known, however in 1953 it was owned by Albert Eustace Jack Way, who sold it at that date.
13th OCTOBER 1953 CONVEYANCE (extract from Deeds)
Albert Eustace Jack Way of Brimmers Farm, Near Princes Risborough, in the county of Buckingham (the vendor), agreed to sell to The Right Honourable John Mercer Henderson, Eight Earl of Buckinghamshire of Hampden Estate (the Purchaser), for Twelve Thousand Pounds, the property known as Brimmers Farm.
THE SCHEDULE
All that freehold farm known as Brimmers Farm containing 237.553 acres, delineated on the plan annexed hereto and is more particularly described in the following terrier.
Key O.S. No. Acres DESCRIPTION
. . Pt. 412 2.042 Farmhouse, Farm buildings and Cottage
. . . . 413 ------- “ “ , “ “ “ “
A . Pt. 412 4.941 Pasture, Permanent Grass
B . Pt. 412 9.262 Arable Wheat
C . Pt. 435 13.183 Pasture, three-yearley, (first year)
D . Pt. 435 10.000 Pasture, three-year ley (second year)
E . Pt. 412 1.240 Pasture, Permanent Grass
F . 464 1.146 Pasture, Permanent Grass
G . Pt 411 11.620 Pasture, three-year ley (third year)
H . 516 6,079 Risborough Cop (Rough Grass)
I Pt. 411 17.160 Arable, Fallow
J Pt. 411 12.020 Pasture, Sanfoin (second year)
K Pt. 411 14.900 Pasture, three-year ley (second year)
L Pt. 410 2.360 Pasture and Kitchen Garden
. Pt. 411 ----- “ “ “ “
M Pt. 411 5.170 Pasture, Permanent Grass
N Pt. 411 16.820 Pasture, Lucerne, Cocksfoot and Clover (third year)
O Pt. 411 2.400 Pasture, Permanent Grass
P Pt. 411 18.110 Pasture, Lucerne cocksfoot and Clover (third year)
Q Pt. 411 1.600 Rough Grass
R Pt. 411 13.910 Arable, Spring Barley
S Pt. 411 28.930 Arable, Spring Oats
T 409 17.216 Windsor Hill. Rough Grass
U Pt. 411 19.470 Pasture, Permanent Grass (re-seeded)
V Pt. 408 14. 959 Woodland
W Pt. 411 5.700 Rough Grass
X Pt. 411 7.000 Arable, Spring Barley
Pt. 411 0. 315 Access way from Parslows Hillock
TOTAL . . . 257.553
Research Note. From circa mid 1900's the tenants of Brimmers Farm were the Ludlow family, farmers.
10th JULY 1963. CONVEYANCE to the BUCKS WATER BOARD
10th July 1963 George Parker Jervis, Gordon Hope-Morley & Roger Parker-Jervis of Hampden Estate, sold to the Bucks Water Board, a piece of land forming part of the enclosure O.S. no.411 in the parish of Princes Risborough and having an area of 6.42 acres.
NOTE
In 1963 the Bucks Water Board constructed a reservoir on this site, replacing all the top soil so that appears to be a hill with the construction completely hidden.