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River Farm, Latham Road
History of River Farm
1836
Lilley Edlestone
See Clay Farm
1843
Lilley Edlestone, 183 acres with 7 men
1859
Thomas Wallis Bland, former landlord of Green Man, Trumpington
1871
Thomas Bland, 200 acres 10 men 6 boys
1881
Thomas Bland, 290 acres 12 men 3 boys
1912
Alexander Towler
1901, 1911 & 1921 censuses:
Alexander Towler 1869 -1920. Died 05.12.1920 at River Farm, Latham Road. Listed in 1901, 1911, 1921 census as at River Farm. Farmed at Grange Farm, Madingley Road then River Farm, Latham Road. Successful breeder and exhibitor of Shire Horses. Special Constable 1914-1919. Married Matilda Lees 1865 (or 6?) – 1941 from Reed in Hertfordshire. Died 05.11.1941 at 4 Montagu Road, Cambridge. (Towler family history note 2024)
1921
Oswald Duke (his brother Henry farmed Clay farm, Long Road)
1932
John Webster, from Lode
1938
Harold Webster
1975
4/5 veterinary students lived here
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