Farmstead record BUX 033 - Farmstead: Fen Farmhouse (Little Fen Farm)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0008 5916 (75m by 76m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM05NW |
| Civil Parish | BUXHALL, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
16th C timber-framed farmhouse which was extended in the late 16th C. The house uses base crucks within its construction and has a coupled-rafter roof. It also contains rare fragments of a timber-framed chimney (S1).
Fen Farmhouse (Little Fen Farm), Buxhall. 19th century farmstead and farmhouse. Single barn plan formed by working agricultural buildings. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. Only the farmhouse survives. Located within a loose hamlet (S2-7).
Recorded as part of the Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project. This is a purely desk-based study and no site visits were undertaken. These records are not intended to be a definitive assessment of these buildings. Dating reflects their presence at a point in time on historic maps and there is potential for earlier origins to buildings and farmsteads. This project highlights a potential need for a more in depth field study of farmstead to gather more specific age data.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF54321 Article in serial: Colman, S.. 1990. Base-cruck usages in Suffolk.
- <S2> SSF59079 Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019. SCCAS: Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project.
- <S3> SXS50088 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition.
- <s4> SXS50094 Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1904. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 2nd edition. 25".
- <S5> SSZ54999 Vertical Aerial Photograph: various. Google Earth / Bing Maps.
- <S6> SXS50102 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1949. Ordnance Survey 6 inch to 1, mile, 3rd edition. 1:10,560.
- <S7> SSF22191 Map: 1837/39. Buxhall Tithe Map and Apportionment.
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Record last edited
Jan 23 2020 11:10AM