Difference between revisions of "Stocken Farm with William Saunders"
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| − | '''1877 circa, William Saunders purchased two plots of land''' from [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Josephine_Irving Josephine Irving], mortgagee of the land of John Cheshire. One was at the bottom on the north-west side of a track, made to access this plot (later known as 'Hillcrest Field'). The other which was straight ahead at the end of the track was a large field later known as ‘[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Hillocks Hillocks]’. The track years later became ‘[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Goodacres_Lane Goodacres] Lane’. | + | '''1877 circa, William Saunders purchased two plots of land''' from [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Josephine_Irving Josephine Irving], mortgagee of the land of John Cheshire. |
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| + | One was at the bottom on the north-west side of a track, made to access this plot (later known as 'Hillcrest Field'). The other which was straight ahead at the end of the track was a large field later known as ‘[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Hillocks Hillocks]’. The track years later became ‘[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Goodacres_Lane Goodacres] Lane’. | ||
'''''Note'''. At that time the only house on the Goodacres Lane track, right at the entrance to it, was [[The Bakehouse]], built by Henry Janes. Interestingly, about the time he purchased the above fields William married Henry's daughter Bethia.'' | '''''Note'''. At that time the only house on the Goodacres Lane track, right at the entrance to it, was [[The Bakehouse]], built by Henry Janes. Interestingly, about the time he purchased the above fields William married Henry's daughter Bethia.'' | ||
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'''''Researcher's Note'''. It was a sign of the difficult farming times that Mr Forrest had paid £8,250 for it in 1877, added two houses and sold losing £4850, 33 years later. There had been terrible weather starting in 1870 right through the first world war.'' | '''''Researcher's Note'''. It was a sign of the difficult farming times that Mr Forrest had paid £8,250 for it in 1877, added two houses and sold losing £4850, 33 years later. There had been terrible weather starting in 1870 right through the first world war.'' | ||
| − | '''Land Added.''' William Saunders already owned the two fields in Lacey Green, which he had bought about 1877, from [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Josephine_Irving Josephine Irving], | + | '''Land Added.''' William Saunders already owned the two fields in Lacey Green, which he had bought about 1877, from [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Josephine_Irving Josephine Irving], land that had been part of the old Common of Princes Risborough. They were at the bottom of [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Goodacres_Lane Goodacres Lane] on the north west side, later known as [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Hillcrest_Field Hillcrest Field], and straight ahead to a field called ‘Hillocks’. William had a barn built in Hillcrest Field. From 1911 these fields became part of Stocken Farm. In 1934 the smaller one was sold off to George Hawes. of [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Woodbyne_Farm Woodbyne Farm.] |
Revision as of 12:29, 26 February 2024
1877 circa, William Saunders purchased two plots of land from Josephine Irving, mortgagee of the land of John Cheshire.
One was at the bottom on the north-west side of a track, made to access this plot (later known as 'Hillcrest Field'). The other which was straight ahead at the end of the track was a large field later known as ‘Hillocks’. The track years later became ‘Goodacres Lane’.
Note. At that time the only house on the Goodacres Lane track, right at the entrance to it, was The Bakehouse, built by Henry Janes. Interestingly, about the time he purchased the above fields William married Henry's daughter Bethia.
1911 Purchase of Stocken Farm. He was still also farming Pound Farm at Saunderton Lea when he bought Stocken Farm in Lacey Green for £3,400. 167 acres, 1 rood ,24 poles, including the farmhouse and two cottages, Graham Cottages built on the main road by the previous owner Mr.Forrest of Grymsdyke in 1885.
Researcher's Note. It was a sign of the difficult farming times that Mr Forrest had paid £8,250 for it in 1877, added two houses and sold losing £4850, 33 years later. There had been terrible weather starting in 1870 right through the first world war.
Land Added. William Saunders already owned the two fields in Lacey Green, which he had bought about 1877, from Josephine Irving, land that had been part of the old Common of Princes Risborough. They were at the bottom of Goodacres Lane on the north west side, later known as Hillcrest Field, and straight ahead to a field called ‘Hillocks’. William had a barn built in Hillcrest Field. From 1911 these fields became part of Stocken Farm. In 1934 the smaller one was sold off to George Hawes. of Woodbyne Farm.