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Highfield Farm was probably created as a by-product of the inclosure. It was situated to the north of the town, in what once were open fields. The house was built by Richard Talboys, of Doughton, before 1663. He then conveyed it to his two younger sons. Highfield Farm was added to the estate of the Savage family in 1766, along with Colly Farm which they already owned. In 1832 Samuel Dunn was farming the land. Thomas Ind was farming the land by 1841 and employed three staff who lived at the farm. By 1851 two staff were living in. On his death in 1856 son George took over the farm which comprised of 100 acres by 1861. He employed two men and one boy. There was also a dairymaid and a farm servant. In the Rate Books for 1860 Mrs Ind was listed as the occupier and George Thomas the owner. A George Thomas of Lasborough was one of the executors in Thomas Ind’s will. In 1871 George was still farming the same land, and employing one man. Nephew and niece Jane & Robert Witchell were also living there. By 1881 George was living and working from Chipping Hill and the farm was in the hands of George Thomas, of Westonbirt, who farmed just 35 acres. George Thomas was still there in 1891 but by 1897 William Blackwell was listed in the trade directory of that year. In 1901 a baker, Walter Hugginson was living in the house with his wife and young son. In 1910 young farmer, Ernest Barnes, wife Harriet, and their infant daughter Elizabeth were resident. They had a 13 year old servant living in. The house had eight rooms. Currently Highfield Farm houses several small businesses. |
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SOURCES & RESOURCES:Image of farmhouse from Images of England VCH Gloucestershire Vol 11 available online GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVES D1388/SL/8/21 SALE PARTICULARS: 1895 Highfield Farm (Plan) D446/T23 DEEDS: 1719 Farmhouse called Highfield and land, and 13 messuages. Maps reproduced with permission of Gloucestershire Archives. |
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