PANGFIELD FARM : STANFORD DINGLEY : CO. BERKS; GROVE FARM : BLACKFORD : WEDMORE : CO. SOMERSET; STOVOLDS HILL FARM : CRANLEIGH : CO. SURREY; BARN BRIDGE FARM : TYTHERTON : CO. WILTS

FR BER 31

1884-1960

The donor's grandfather farmed at Grove Farm, Wedmore, co. Somerset; his father moved from there to Stanford Dingley, co. Berks in 1928. The donor himself at first farmed with his father. He subsequently moved to Tytherton, co. Wilts but returned to Stanford Dingley in about 1933. After selling the farm in 1948 he tried unsuccessfully to purchase Frogmore Farm, Bradfield co. Berks. He then moved to Cranleigh co. Surrey and did not finally acquire Frogmore Farm until 1960. Although the donor is an only son, three of his four cousins are farmers. Throughout its farming history, the family has been committed to livestock farming and in 1960 the donor abandoned milk production to concentrate on beef cattle and (later) barley. He estimates that the farm runs at a loss, although the loss is offset to some extent by capital accumulated from the sale of farms held earlier. Farm size etc. Farm size unknown but all owner-occupied

Farming records of various farms

2 series

fonds

Stanford Dingley Pangfield Farm, Berkshire, Blackford Grove Farm, Wedmore, Somerset, Cranleigh Stovolds Hill Farm, Surrey, Tytherton Barn Bridge Farm, Wiltshire

Stanford Dingley, Wedmore, Cranleigh, Tytherton Lucas, Agriculture

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