Farmstead record AST 028 - Farmstead: Ashfield Place

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Summary

Ashfield Place, Ashfield cum Thorpe. 19th century farmstead and farmhouse. Regular courtyard covered yard plan formed by working agricultural buildings. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. Total change with total loss of the traditional farm buildings and replacement with modern builidings. The farmhouse survives. Located within an isolated position.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 2052 6162 (170m by 138m)
Map sheet TM26SW
Civil Parish ASHFIELD CUM THORPE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Ashfield Place, Ashfield cum Thorpe. 19th century farmstead and farmhouse. Regular courtyard covered yard plan formed by working agricultural buildings. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. Total change with total loss of the traditional farm buildings and replacement with modern builidings. The farmhouse survives. Located within an isolated position. There appears to have been an almost complete change in plan from the tithe map (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 Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019.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: Ordnance Survey. 1949. Ordnance Survey 6 inch to 1, mile, 3rd edition. 1:10,560.
  • <S6> Map: 1839. Ashfield Tithe Map.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2019 10:15AM

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