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Top Farm, Newton

History of Barn Top Farm

Listed building:

House, probably early C17, with late C17 alterations and C19 lean-to at the rear. Timber frame, plaster rendered, and cased in yellow brick.

Barn, late C17. Dressed clunch on red brick plinth with red brick upper courses at eaves height and to gable ends.

Outhouse, formerly a dairy and coach-house. C19.

Formerly known as Townsend Farm or End Farm.

Until 1790s owned by John Stevenson.

1790s: bought by Faircloth family

1834 bought by William Hurrell, probably for 3,643 guineas. He already owned a great deal of land around Newton.

1851

Joseph Haylock, ag lab

Catherine

1861

Peter Stubblefield, farm bailiff with wife and 4 children

1871

Charles Tinworth, ag lab

Susan

1881

Willliam Hurrell recorded as occupier of Top Farm but doubt has been cast over the reliability of the census enumerator!

 

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