Farmstead record LXD 098 - Farmstead: Michaelmas Farm (Low Barn)

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Summary

Michaelmas Farm (Low Barn), Laxfield. Partially extant 19th century outfarm with converted buildings. Regular courtyard with a U-shape plan formed by working agricultural buildings. No farmhouse is present but there may have been an earlier one. There has been partial loss (less than 50%) of traditional buildings. Located within an isolated position.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 2932 6995 (37m by 46m)
Map sheet TM26NE
Civil Parish LAXFIELD, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Michaelmas Farm (Low Farm), Laxfield. Partially extant 19th century outfarm with converted buildings. Regular courtyard with a U-shape plan formed by working agricultural buildings. No farmhouse is present but there may have been an earlier one although there isn't one on the 1840 tithe map. There has been partial loss (less than 50%) of traditional buildings. Located within an isolated position (S1-6).

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 (6)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019. SCCAS: Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project.
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition.
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1904. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 2nd edition. 25".
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: various. Google Earth / Bing Maps.
  • <S5> Map: 1840. Laxfield Tithe Map.
  • <S6> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1949. Ordnance Survey 6 inch to 1, mile, 3rd edition. 1:10,560.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 24 2019 11:59AM

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