Floyds Farm

BEFORE IT GOT ITS NAME

This farm only became known as “Floyd’s Farm” after 1915, when it was purchased by Frederick Floyd.   First known records show that It had belonged to the Manor of Princes Risborough and had been tenanted by a member of the Stone family.   On his death the tenancy had passed to his wife Elizabeth.

MARRIAGE

January 5^th 1795.   Elizabeth Stone, widow, married with Joshua Dell, widower at Princes Risborough.

ELIZABETH GIVES TENANCY TO JOSHUA

Elizabeth Dell, a customary tenant of the Manor of Princes Risborough, gave the premises to her husband Joshua Dell.

TENANT

Joshua let the premises to his brother Thomas Dell for £80 per annum.

1823.  THE ENCLOSURES OF PRINCES RISBOROUGH

In the enclosures the Commissioners allotted the property to Joseph Dell, freehold.

PURCHASE BY THOMAS TILBURY

By arrangement, Joshua and Elizabeth surrendered the property and sold the tenancy to Thomas Tilbury

JOSHUA AND ELIZABETH DELL MOVED TO PARSONAGE FARM, SAUNDERTON

Elizabeth died in 1829, Joshua died in 1842

WILL OF JOSHUA DELL

1843.   In his will Joshua bequeathed 6 acres, at Lacey Green, late in his own occupancy, now of Thomas Tilbury, to James Dell, his great nephew, late of Stocken Farm, now of Saunderton                              

JAMES DELL ALSO INHERITED PARSONAGE FARM, SAUNDERTON.

James’s son Thomas became a farmer with his father at the farm.

WILL OF JAMES DELL

Son, Thomas to farm with Elizabeth his mother, for her lifetime, then after her death, farm to Thomas.

THOMAS DELL’S EXECUTORS SELL

June 9^th 1915.   Sale by auction.   Conveyance.  Purchased by Frederick William Floyd for £640: -

SCHEDULE

Freehold accommodation at Lacey Green, comprising 4 rooms together with 6 acres of arable and grass land, barn, pig styes, stable, and hen houses, let to Mr Peter Floyd, an old standing tenant, at a rental of £15 per annum.   Land tax of 12 shillings and eleven pence.  Peter Floyd, tenant, was the father of Frederick William Floyd, purchaser.

FREDERICK “FRED” WILLIAM FLOYD TO HARRY GEORGE FLOYD

July 13^th1939.   Will of Fred Floyd.  Farm inherited by Harry Floyd, his son

INSURANCE PAYMENTS FOR FLOYDS FARM AND GARAGE AT IDLE CORNER

1940. £540 p.a.      1947. £1,750 p.a.      1951. 3,100 p.a.     Note!  Insurance values, pre and post WW2

The garage at Idle Corner had originally been the coach house of the house “Gracefield”

HARRY BUYS LAND

1952.   Conveyance.  Harry Floyd purchased land at Lacey Green for £200, from Monica Wendy Haines of Combe Martin, Devon

SCHEDULE

Land at Lacey Green.   Ordinance map No 281,   0.762 acres

SUBJECT TO COVENANT

Subject to the right of the owner of Gracefield to discharge sewage water and soil by means of the existing substituted drain into the cesspool, subject to a conveyance made October 10^th 1950, between Norman Basil Smith and Monica Wendy Haines, for the benefit of Gracefield

HARRY BUYS MORE LAND

August 8^th 1962.   Conveyance.   Harry Floyd purchased land at Lacey Green for £560, from the Rt. Hon. Robert William Evelyn Rockly of City of London

SCHEDULE

2 pieces of land at Lacey Green, part of Lane Farm, Church Lane, containing 6.984 acres, nos.156 & 280 (ord survey, 1921 edition)

HARRY FLOYD SOLD TO BERT DELL

1963   Conveyance.  Bert Ralph George Dell purchased from Harry Floyd, for £100

SCHEDULE

A piece of land, part of Floyd’s Farm, running in a narrow triangle to a point behind “Hickmans Stores” and “Kia Cottage”, for £100.                                        

HARRY FLOYD SOLD THE ORIGINAL 6 ACRES OF FLOYDS FARM FOR DEVELOPEMENT

March 5^th 1965   Conveyance.   Harry Floyd sold to James Baldwin, builder, 6 acres of land, bounded on the west by Westlands Road, Lacey Green.

THE DEVELOPMENT

James Baldwin built on the east side of Westlands Road.   (The west side already had established houses.)   Also a new road off Westlands Road, to the east, called “Meadow Rise”.

HARRY FLOYD SOLD MORE LAND TO BERT DELL

April 5^th 1965   Conveyance.  Bert Ralph George Dell purchased from Harry Floyd, a plot of land, next to Hickmans Stores.   The plot was developed later, by Bert’s widow May.   She called it “Honeysuckle Cottage”.

SALE OF FLOYDS FARM

1981.   Conveyance.  Harry Floyd sold Floyds Farm to R M West & Son of Stocken Farm for £24, 558    

THE HOUSE AND BARN ARE SOLD

R M West & Son kept the land and sold the house and attached barn.

Floyds Farm
Construction Era	1700-1822
Type of Property	House, Farm, Land
Use of Property	Business
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