Farmstead record HRT 058 - Farmstead: Townsend Farm
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8272 5161 (88m by 121m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL85SW |
| Civil Parish | HARTEST, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Townsend Farm is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a regular L-plan with an additional linear range. The farmhouse is detached and set away from the yard. The farmstead sits alongside a public road in an isolated location. There has been a partial loss of working buildings with the remaining converted for residential use.
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.
Small two-storey farm maltings with ornamental bargeboards present (S5)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SSF59079 Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019. SCCAS: Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project.
- --- SSZ54999 Vertical Aerial Photograph: various. Google Earth / Bing Maps.
- --- SXS50088 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition.
- --- SXS50094 Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1904. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 2nd edition. 25".
- <S5> SSF59803 Bibliographic reference: David Alderton and John Booker. 1980. The Batsford guide to the industrial archaeology of East Anglia : Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 12 2022 10:49AM