Farmstead record WLG 030 - Farmstead: Manor Farm

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Summary

Manor Farm is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a loose courtyard plan with the farmhouse detached and set away from the yard. The farmstead sits alongside a public road in an isolated location. This farmstead survives intact with additional modern sheds on site.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8878 5926 (94m by 110m)
Map sheet TL85NE
Civil Parish GREAT WHELNETHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Manor Farm is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a loose courtyard plan with the farmhouse detached and set away from the yard. The farmstead sits alongside a public road in an isolated location. This farmstead survives intact with additional modern sheds on site. (S2-5)

Two 19th C timber-framed barns, one of which was used as a threshing barn and the other to house animals. This barn sits on a brick and flint plinth and has 6 bays. There was also once a cart lodge present at this site, however it was demolished during the 1970's (S1).

Recorded as part of the Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project. This is a purely desk-based study and no site visits were undertaken. These records are not intended to be a definitive assessment of these buildings. Dating reflects their presence at a point in time on historic maps and there is potential for earlier origins to buildings and farmsteads. This project highlights a potential need for a more in depth field study of farmstead to gather more specific age data.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Dowling, F. 2011. Barn at manor Farm, Great Whelnetham, Bury St Edmunds: Heritage Assessment.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: various. Google Earth / Bing Maps.
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1904. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 2nd edition. 25".
  • <S4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition.
  • <S5> Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019. SCCAS: Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 4 2020 1:25PM

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