Farmstead record RKN 060 - Farmstead: Broomhill Farm

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Summary

Broomhill Farm, Rickinghall Inferior. 18th century farmstead and farmhouse with converted buildings. Regular courtyard L-shaped plan formed by working agricultural buildings with additonal detached elements. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. Partial loss (less than 50%) of the traditional farm buildings. Located within an isolated position.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 0408 7643 (96m by 112m)
Map sheet TM07NW
Civil Parish RICKINGHALL INFERIOR, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Broomhill Farm, Rickinghall Inferior. 18th century farmstead and farmhouse with converted buildings. Regular courtyard L-shaped plan formed by working agricultural buildings with additonal detached elements. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. Partial loss (less than 50%) of the traditional farm 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 (9)

  • <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 Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019.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: 1839/40. Rickinghall Inferior Tithe Map and Apportionment.
  • <S7> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
  • <S8> Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk.
  • <S9> Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. DOE(HHR) Dist of Mid Suffolk 1988 73.

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2022 10:44AM

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