Farmstead record ACT 051 - Farmstead: Acton Hall

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Summary

Acton Hall is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a regular multi yard pattern with full-plan elements. 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 significant loss of working buildings with large modern sheds on site.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8911 4544 (144m by 100m)
Map sheet TL84NE
Civil Parish ACTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (5)

Full Description

Acton Hall is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a regular multi yard pattern with full-plan elements. 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 significant loss of working buildings with large modern sheds on site. (S1-4)

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 (4)

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 Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019.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

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

May 7 2020 8:42AM

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