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Photograph of popular head Mrs Coleman & pupils of Hook School, 1958/9. Interviewed by Lord Bolingbroke for the job, she was at the school for 20 years. Search Hook School.

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Farms in Lydiard Tregoze by Frances Bevan

Farms in Lydiard Tregoze by Frances Bevan
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An account of five Lydiard Tregoze Farms and their owner /occupiers - Studley Grange Farm; Padbrook Farm; Toothill Farm; Lower Shaw Farm; Windmill Leaze Farm (now Park Farm); Creeches Farm and Whitehill Farm.

Local author and historian, Frances Bevan, wrote these farm histories between 2000 and 2023 and has drawn them together to publish in The Lydiard Archives. She includes useful sources for anyone wishing to find out more.

Year:
2000-2003
Creator:
Frances Bevan
Type:
Research Paper
Copyright:
Frances Bevan
Credit:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Last updated on:
Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Items of Interest

Photograph of Creeches Farm, Hook,  late 19th Century
Photograph of Creeches Farm, Hook, late 19th Century

Creeches Farm became part of the Lydiard estate wh...

Creeches Farm, Hook, and some of its inhabitants, by Olga M.I. Fry
Creeches Farm, Hook, and some of its inhabitants, by Olga M.I. Fry

Olga Fry traces the history of Creeches Farm from...

Photograph of Windmill Leaze Farm (Park Farm) Lydiard Tregoze, 1890's
Photograph of Windmill Leaze Farm (Park Farm) Lydiard Tregoze, 1890's

Rare late Victorian photograph of Windmill Leaze F...