CHEWTON FIELD FARM : CHEWTON MENDIP : CO. SOMERSET; ROSEWALL FARM : HIGH LITTLETON : CO. SOMERSET

FR SOM 6

1848-1919

The donor's family has been long established in Somerset, first at Rosewall Farm, High Littleton and later at Chewton Field Farm, Chewton Mendip, which the donor's grandfather James Cox occupied in the early years of this century. In 1916 Chewton Field Farm was taken over by Alexander Cox. The donor himself, a graduate of Reading University, became an assistant manager at Liddington, co. Wilts on a farm which he later took over. He moved to Cowlease Farm, Shrivenham, co. Berks in 1936 Farm size etc. Chewton Field Farm : 338 acres; tenant to Lord Waldegrave; Rosewell Farm: 148 acres; tenant to J.G. Mogg

Loose accounts, leases, rate book, sundry papers

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