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COLLY FARM was built in the C17th and formed part of the estate that the Savage family acquired. It is situated on the North side of the town,midway between Cherrington and Tetbury, and was at the centre of the Savage's estate. In 1841 two young ladies Sarah Fry and Harriet Lord were living at the farm with a servant, Ann Luckner and three agricultural labourers - William Fletcher, Henry Glastonbury and William Wall. It is not clear in the census what Sarah and Harriets roles were.
In 1861 George Cave, wife Eliza [Deane], daughter and two sons were living and working there. George was farming 335 acres, employing 5 men and 3 boys. The family was in occupation less than 16 years, and had left by 1871. They had one dairymaid, living in - Clemantine Cook.
In the 1871 census it was unoccupied.
In 1881 Edward Knight was farming 235 acres, with his sister (housekeeper) and brother (assistant).
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