Farmstead record HTC 072 - Farmstead: Ennals Farm

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Summary

Ennals Farm is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a linear plan with additoinal detached elements. The farmhouse is detached and set side on to the yard. The farmstead sits alongside a public road in an isolated location. Only the farmhouse remains with modern sheds to the side.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9830 5329 (97m by 113m)
Map sheet TL95SE
Civil Parish HITCHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Ennals Farm is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a linear plan with additoinal detached elements. The farmhouse is detached and set side on to the yard. The farmstead sits alongside a public road in an isolated location. Only the farmhouse remains with modern sheds to the side. (S2-5)

16th C timber-framed and plastered farmhouse with a tiled roof; the upper storey is jettied at the front. A single storey extension, a lobby entrance and a new chimneystack were added in the 17th C. The farmhouse is adjacent to a medieval moat (HTC 032). (S1).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Aitkens, P and Wade-Martins, S.. 1998. The Farmsteads of Suffolk. A Thematic Study.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019.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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Record last edited

Apr 27 2021 2:58PM

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