Scheme Administration file series

This series of files relates to each of the properties or estates, known as 'Schemes', acquired by the Agricultural Officer as part of the County Farms estate. Material should exist on every such estate and includes correspondence on almost any aspect of the management and administration of each Scheme including detailed information on tenancy, cropping, land drainage, building maintenance and development on the land including the roads serving the particular holdings concerned. Consequently this class is probably the best starting point for any research into any part of the estate and should be used in conjunction with the documentary evidence of title to the estate (see below) and the other classes of records retained in the AO archive which, in relation to the 'Schemes', offer more specialised subject based insights into the work and developement of the County Farms Estate. The Estate plans class (AO/EP), incidentally, appears to have been a separate series of Ordnance Survey derived and other drawings and plans of the estate's Schemes an may relicate some of the plans to be found in the AO/S series.

1. AMPTHILL

1/1. Gas House Lane (1926) [SH 385]

1/2. Houghton Park Farm- including Postern Piece and Lodge Piece (1917-1967) [SH 149,187]

2. ARLESEY- see also 56

2/1. Chase Farm (1919-1973) [SH 211,237,330,367,368]

2/2. Gothic Farm (1919-1973) [SH 112,245,337,365,368,386,390,-406,428,429,430,530]

2/3. Schemes General (1919-1981) [SH 111]

2/4. Allotments Land (1920-1922)

2/5. Waterloo Farm (1919-1920) [SH 150]

3. ASPLEY GUISE

3/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1924) [SH 1]

3/2. Acrey Piece- Husborne Crawley (1921)

4. BARTON

4/1. Grange Farm- and also Blott's Holding,Manor Farm and Hillhouse Farm (1920-1974)

[SH 186]

4/2. Blott's Holding (1934-1969) [SH 6,58,270,277,281-2,305,316]

4/3. Hillhouse Farm (1935-1969) [SH 5,503]

4/4. Manor Farm/Hyde Farm (1935-1970) [SH 2,3,431]

4/5. Schemes General (1968-1981) [SH 4,62,298,476]

5. BIDDENHAM

5/1. Schemes General (1911-1925) [SH 9-10,59,194,366]

6. BIGGLESWADE

6/1. Schemes General (1919-1921)

6/2. Bleak Hall (1920-1960) [see also SH 208,262,285,384]

6/3. Holme Farm (1917-1977) [see also SH 368,8,504]

6/4. Spreadeagle Farm- see also 6/5/7/1-3 (1954-1971) [see also SH 450,421,458]

6/5. Stratton Park- all purchases (1919-1977) [see also SH 152,179,182,219,331, 433,434,435,495]

6/6. Thorn's Land (1920-1968) [see also SH 140,397,285]

6/7. Eagle Cottages (1920-1923)

6/8. Kennel's Farm (1921-1923)

6/9. Scheme File:Mr Chambers (1920-1924) [see also SH 492 Chain Field]

6/10. Stratton Lodge (1920-1921)

[For 1st Purchase see SH 244,267,351

For 2nd Purchase see SH 240-3,254,306-7,312,320-23,339-40,413,and 432]

For BLUNHAM see 47/4 [see also SH 452]

For BOLNHURST:Long Chase [see SH 114]

For BROMHAM:Ibbott's Land [see SH 203]

7. CADDINGTON

7/1. Smallholdings General (1922-1968) [see also SH 68,76,102,217]

7. CALDECOTE

7/4. Smallholdings General (1919-1922) [see also 39/2]

7. CAMPTON

7/8. Church Farm:Hawkins Land (1917-1920)

8. CARDINGTON

8/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1927) [see also SH 12,66,228,510]

8/2. Scheme II (1934-1963)

8/3. Summerhill Farm (1948-1963) [see also SH 64]

8/4. Cardington and Eastcotts [see also SH 11]

9. CARLTON AND TURVEY

9/1. Smallholdings General (1917-1973) [see also SH 60,67,353,364]

For CHAWSTON see 18 and 46

11 CHICKSANDS

11/1. Mossmans Land (1920-1928) [see also SH 202-Osborne]

12 CLAPHAM

12/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1927) [SH 13,14,61,63,78,205]

For CLIFTON [see SH 529]

13 CLOPHILL - see also 22 and 44

13/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1942) [see SH 486]

13/2. Lady Lucas' Land (1932-1966) [SH 156,297]

13/3. Hoskin's Land (1953-1969)

13/4 Warren Farm (1920)

For Deadman's Hill [see SH 167]

13 COCKAYNE HATLEY

13/8. Smallholdings General (1920-1922)

13 COLMWORTH

13/10. Smallholdings General -includes Jordan's Land (1919-1921) [SH 181]

14 COPLE (and WILLINGTON)

14/1. Smallholdings General (1917-1969) [SH 15,223,496]

14/2. Barnard's Land (1920-1956) [SH 134,227,273]

14/3. Octagon Farm (Mark Young's land) (1948-1970) [SH 399]

15. DUNTON

15/1. Middlesex Farm (1919-1976) [SH 18,268]

15/2. Newton Farm (1918) [SH 512]

16. EASTCOTTS: see also 8/4

16/1. Allotments Land (let by St John's Hospital) (1920-1927) [SH 172]

16/2. Bunyan's Farm (Harrowden) (1918-1978)

For other references- [SH 16 and SH 99]

17. EATON BRAY

17/1. Great Green Farm (1920-1968) [SH 96,214,284,290,414]

17/2. Kempson's Land (1920-1962) [SH 170,370]

17/3. Old Ley Farm (1920-1969) [SH 193]

17/4. Smallholdings General (1954-1979) [SH 65,115,485,490,494,513]

18. EATON SOCON

18/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1920) [SH 17,95]

18/2. Brewery Field (1919-1970)

18/3. Daniel's Land (1920-1926) [SH 151]

18/4. Flawn's Land (1920) [SH 116]

18/5. Marshall's Land (1920-1926) [SH 135]

18/6. Squire's Land (1920-1926) [SH 144]

18/7. Chawston and Eaton Socon Schemes (1926-1972)

18/8. Goodgames Land (Wyboston) (1920-1969) [SH 117]

18/9. Shadforth's Land (1919-1923) [SH 234]

18/10. Allotments Land (1920)

19. EGGINGTON

19/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1930) [SH 287,358,464,465,499,525]

19/2. Adam's Executors' Land (Bunker) (1935) [SH 122,188]

19/3. Adam's Executors' Land (Saunders) (1935-1960) [SH 122,188]

19/4. Church Farm (Kilby's holding) (1929-1963) [SH 258]

19/5. Claridge's Farm (1921-1965) [SH 19,97,215]

19/6. Clipstone Farm (1927-1962) [SH 20,251]

19/7. Featherstonhaugh's Land (1920-1964) [SH 178]

19/8. Leycroft (1931-1944) [SH 21]

19/9. Town Closes (1934-1963) [SH 225]

19/10. Schemes General (1962-1971)

20. ELSTOW

20/1. Jefferson's Land (1921-1926)

20/2. Borough of Bedford Housing Schemes (1920)

For other references- [SH 22,23,99,136]

20. FARNDISH

20/5. Smallholdings General (1919-1921)

21. FELMERSHAM

21/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1961) [SH 24,25,146,315]

22. FLITTON

22/1. Glebe and Allotments Land (see also Pulloxhill) [SH 131,213,403-4,478]

22/2. Lady Lucas' Land (1920-1969) [SH156,27,28,247,293,296,372,391,473]

22/3. Schemes General (with Pulloxhill) (1919-1970)

23. FLITWICK

23/1. Folly Farm (1920-1969)

23/2. Miss R.Lucas' Land (1939-1945) [SH 156,352]

23/3. Flitwick Moor (1966-1971) [SH 497]

23/4. Priestley Farm (1947-1968) [SH 453]

23/5. Ruxox Farm and Running Waters (1920-1931)

23/6. Running Waters (1932-1968) [SH 420]

23/7. Ruxox Farm (1932-1973) [SH 26]

23/8. Schemes General (1945-1969) [SH 77,185,239,326,479,480]

23/9. The Ridgeway (1920-1922)

24. GOLDINGTON

24/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1925) [SH 177]

24. GRAVENHURST

24/4. Smallholdings General (1920-1925) [SH 27]

25. GREAT BARFORD

25/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1921) [SH 7,69,113,200,487,489,505,508,511]

25/2. Brewers Hall Farm (1919-1962) [SH 183,311]

25/3. Bridge Farm (1954-1969) [SH 451]

25/4. Trinity College Land (1919-1969)

25/5. Green End Farm (1919-1920)

25/6. Allotments Land (1920-1922)

26. HARROLD

26/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1926) [SH 28,147,249]

26/2. Wood Lane (1922)

26. HARLINGTON

26/5. Smallholdings land sold to Midland Railway Co. (1920-1921)

For HARROWDEN see 16

27. HAYNES

27/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1924) [SH 29,70]

27/2. Hill Farm (1934-1962) [SH 148,279]

27/3. 1st Purchase (1946-1969) [SH 294,341]

27/4. Drainage and general water supply (1920-1924)

28. HENLOW

28/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1920) [SH 103]

28/2. Dogditch Smallholding (1934-1964)

28/3. Westfield Farm/Dogditch Smallholding (1919-1973 ) [SH 30,160,324,342,381,457]

28/4. Fields Cottage (1922-1923)

29. HOUGHTON CONQUEST

29/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1925)

29/2. How End Farm (1919-1955)

29. HOUGHTON REGIS

29/5 .Redhead's Land (1920-1921)

30. HULCOTE

30/1. Brook Farm (1920-1979) [SH 71,467]

For HUSBORNE CRAWLEY see 3

31. KENSWORTH

31/1. Smallholdings General (1918-1927) [SH 163]

32. KEMPSTON

32/1. Grange Farm (1919-1927) [SH 92]

32/2. Hardwicke Farm (1919-1920)

32/3. Hoo Farm (1919-1969)

32/4. Postley Farm (1911-1963) [SH 2,31,471,523]

32/5. Hoo Farm and Postley Farm (1934-1946) [SH 74,79,161,332,346,410,422, 423,436,455]

32/6. Smallholdings General (1919-1920)

32. KEYSOE

32/10. Smallholdings General (1920) [SH 72]

32/11. Allotments (Elstow Glebe land) (1920-1922)

32/12. Bolnhurst Allotments (1918-1920)

32. LANGFORD

32/14. Smallholdings General (1919-1920) [SH 519]

For LEAGRAVE see 35 ( LUTON )

33. LEIGHTON BUZZARD

33/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1921) [SH 522]

33/2. Corbett's Hill Farm (1920-1921) [SH 175]

33/3. Gale's land (1920) [SH 209]

34. LIDLINGTON

34/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1927) [SH 171,280,300,380,396,419]

34/2. London Brick Company's Land (1946-1968)

34/2. Green Piece Allotment Field (1964-1966)

34/3. Marston:Oat Piece Allotments (1921-1927)

34/4. Duke of Bedford's Estate (1920-1922) [SH 32,157,246]

For LIMBURY see 35 ( LUTON )

35. LUTON

35/1. Marsh Farm (1920-1974) [SH 230,236,253,255,319,334, 349,369,456,461,462,509,517]

35/2. Lane Farm (Stopsley) (1920-1925)

35/3. Putteridge Bury Estate (Stopsley) (1920-1927)

35/4. Leagrave and Limbury General (1920-1921) [SH 130]

For MARSTON MORETAINE see 34

36. MAULDEN

36/1. Smallholdings General (1922-1924) [SH 94,524,528]

36/2. Chestnut Tree Farm (1922-1973) [SH 221,318,477]

36/3. Duck End Farm (1934-1968) [SH 80,248,303,325,387,481]

36/4. King's Farm (1919-1973) [SH 104]

36/5. 1st Purchase (1939-1973) [SH33,257,278,301,343,382,393,424,475]

36/6. Charity Land (1920-1923) [SH 198]

36/7. Footpaths (1925-1926)

37. MEPPERSHALL

37/1. Smallholdings General (1917-1918) [SH 34,73]

37/2. Bandland Field (1923-1926) [SH 226]

38. MOGGERHANGER

38/1. Barringer's Land (1920-1964) [SH 133,335]

38/2. Chalton Farm (1919-1982) [SH 231,356,452,515]

38/3. Hall's Land (1920-1967) [SH 224,373]

38/4. Park Farm (1943-1971) [SH 400,417,425,427]

38/5. Village Farm (1919-1974) [SH 81,308,416,532]

38/6. Chalton Farm,Village Farm and Barringer's Land [see above]

Part 1

38/7. Chalton Farm and Hall's Land (1925) [see above]

38/8. Marshall,s Land (1921-1922) [SH 173]

For general references - [SH 493,498,506]

39. NORTHILL

39/1. Bartram's Estate (1920-1969) [SH 232,263,266,441,469]

39/2. Col. Harvey's Land:Home Farm (1919-1969) [SH 184]

40. OAKLEY

40/1. Allotments:General (1918-1954) [SH 171,309,438,460]

41. ODELL

41/1. Rectory Farm (1919-1960) [SH 155]

41/2. Schemes:General (inc. Leather factory) (1920-23) [SH 82]

42. PAVENHAM

42/1. East End Farm and Hilton's Land (1920-1972) [SH 229,288-89,344,388,412,527]

42/2. Hilton's Land (1919-1954) [SH 118]

42/3. East End Farm/Hiltons Land:General Schemes (1921-1939)

42/4. Moor End Farm:Middleton's Land (1923-1926) [SH 36]

42/5. Linnel's Field (1919-1924) [SH 35,164,260]

42/6. Smallholdings General (1919-1925) [SH 483,531]

42. PERTENHALL

42/10. Smallholdings General (1918-1922)

For PODINGTON see: [SH 199]

43. POTTON

43/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1924) [SH 75,85,304,313,383,389,491,518]

43/2. Boston Field (1934-1956)

43/3. Bury Hill Field (1934-1942) [SH 84,350]

43/4. Meek's Land (1934-1969) [SH 333]

43/5. W.M.Smith's Land- Mill Field (1935-1943)

43/6. Smith's Land (1934-1963) [SH 348]

43/7. Sutton Road Land (1938-1962)

43/8. Schemes General (1946-1971) [SH 37,38,39,83]

43/9. Allotments Land (1921)

44. PULLOXHILL

44/1. Gardner's land/Farm (1936-1960) [SH 119]

44/2. Gibbon's Land (1920-1926) [SH 143]

44/3. 1st Purchase Scheme (1935-1971)

44/4. Allotments Land (1946-1948)

44/5. Smallholdings General (1920-1921)

44. RADWELL

44/8. Smallholdings General (1919-1920)

44. RAVENSDEN

44/11. Oak Tree Farm (1922)

45. RENHOLD

45/1. Dairy Farm (1919-1969)

45/2. Howbury Estate (1919-1921)

45/3. Salph End Farm (1922) [SH 98]

For general references - [SH 120]

45. RIDGMONT

45/7. Allotments Land (1920-1921)

46. ROXTON

46/1. Chawston College Farm (1920-1981) [SH 190,218,235,440]

46/2. Chawston:Emery's Land and Delap Schemes (1932-1967) [SH 314]

46/3. Roxton College Farm (1913-1966) [SH 207,439]

46/4. Trinity College Farm and Delap Schemes (1946-1971) [SH 42,166]

46/5. Trinity College Farm and Delap Schemes II (1935-1944) [SH 42,166]

46/6. Schemes General (1919-1970) [SH 43,86,216,378,379,472]

46/7. Allotments Land (1920)

47. SANDY

47/1. Ball's Land (1920-1927)

47/2. Pym's Land (1919-1926) [SH 138]

47/3. Schemes General (1920-1928) [SH 141,232,263,266,441,469]

47/4. Blunham General (1919-1920)

48. SHARNBROOK

48/1. Allotments Land (1919-1974)

48/2. Winsey Farm (1923-1925)

For Stileman Gibbard - [SH 100]

48. SHARPENHOE

48/5. Allotments Land (1920-1921)

49. SHEFFORD

49/1. Allotments Land (1919-1963) [SH 121,405]

49/2. Inskip's Land (1920-1926)

49/3. Schemes General (1919-1922)

For SHEFFORD HARDWICK see: [SH 137]

50. SHILLINGTON

50/1. Archer's Farm (1919-1973) [SH 44]

50/2. Pirton Grange (1920-1923) [SH 159]

50/3. Trinity College Land (1924-1969)

50/4. Upton End Farm (1920-1977)

50/5. Upton End and Clawders Hill Farms (1920-1923) [SH 153,250,265,269,295, 398,402,407]

50/6. Capt Lucas's Land (1920-1924)

For Wilshere's Land see: [SH 45,91]

For Kittledean Farm see: [SH 123]

For Allotment Land see: [SH 253]

51. SILSOE

51/1. Schemes General (1920-1927) [SH 132,165,168,204,261]

For West End Farm see: [SH 401,415]

52. SOUTHILL

52/1. Broom Farm (1920-1969) [SH 191,328,426,442]

52/2. Broom Garden Field (1920-1958) [SH 87]

52/3. Claypits Farm (1911-1971) [SH 47]

52/4. New Rowney Farm (1917-1926) [SH 88,375,376]

52/5. Stanford Farm (1919-1969) [SH 48,443]

52/6. Schemes General (1919-1958)

53. STAGSDEN

53/1. Crown Lands (1921-1922)

53. STANBRIDGE

53/3. Smallholdings General and Church Farm (1920-1926) [SH 49,272]

54. STEPPINGLEY

54/1. Froghall Farm (1919-1969) [SH 124,292,317]

54/2. Park Farm (1920-1967) [SH 157,514]

54/3. Steppingley Glebe (1919-1920)

55. STEVINGTON

55/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1969) [SH 310,360,463,468]

55/2. Mr. Ibbott's Land (1920-1921)

For Manor Farm see: [SH 50,411]

For STOPSLEY see 35 ( LUTON )

For Clutterbuck's Land see: [SH 89]

For Lane Farm see: [SH 201,271,274,275,276,291,357]

56. STOTFOLD

56/1. Bury Farm (1920-1969) [SH 52,106,264,280,336,362,444,484]

56/2. Manor Farm (1919-1975) [SH 51,107,283,286,345,354,395,444, 445,446,466,470,507,576]

56/3. Willbury Hills Farm (1956-1967) [SH 459]

56/4. Arlesey and Stotfold Land,inc. Gothic Farm (1964-1969) [SH 474]

56/5. Schemes General (1919-1921) [SH 142,169,526]

56/6. Allotments Land (1920-1923) [SH 139,238,256,363,395,447]

56/7. High Bush Field (1920-1921)

57. STREATLEY

57/1. Bury Farm (1920-1975) [SH 127,299,302,338,347,482]

For Bennison's Land see: [SH 180,259]

58. STUDHAM

58/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1927)

For Earl Brownlow's Land see: [SH 53,90,125]

59. SUNDON

59/1. Sundon Glebe (1920-1927)

For Dillingham's Land see: [SH 145]

60. SUTTON

60/1. Church Field (1934-1968) [SH 392]

60/2. Portobello Farm (1920-1926) [SH 126]

60/3. Purchase Scheme (1927-1969)

60/4. Village Farm (1919-1969) [SH 54,110,392]

60/5. Allotments,Village Farm and Church Field (1946-1973) [SH 392]

For General agreements see: [SH 377,502]

60. TEMPSFORD

60/8. Allotments Land (1920-1921) [SH 192]

61. THURLEIGH

61/1. Smallholdings General (1917-1968) [SH 55,252,361,418]

61/2. Newell's Brook (1937-1938)

62. TILSWORTH.

62/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1927)

62/2. Watling St. And Church Closes (1927-1969) [SH 175,176]

62/3. Church Closes (1935-1974)

62/4. Page-Turner's Land (1921-1924)

63. TODDINGTON

63/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1931) [SH 206,500,520,521]

63/2. Glebe Land (1920-1970) [SH 154,324,327,448]

63/3. Fletcher's Land (1920-1962) [SH 128]

63/4. Fletcher's Land:New Buildings (1927-1935)

For TURVEY see CARLTON

64. WESTONING

64/1. Smallholdings General (1920-1959) [SH 162,174,196,212]

64/2. Park Farm (1920-1921) [SH 56]

64/3. Sunnyside (1919) [SH 210]

64/4. Land along Flitwick Road (1919)

65. WILDEN

65/1. Smallholdings General (1919-1956)

65/2. East End Farm (1923)

For Ramsay's Land/Glebe Land see: [SH 101]

66. WILLINGTON

66/1. Schemes General (1919-1932) [SH 108,222,449]

66/2. Davison's Land (1919-1946) [SH 129]

66/3. Croot's Farm (1928)

66/4. Burr's Land (1920)

66/5. Young's Land (1919-1924) [SH 488]

67. WILSTEAD

67/1. Schemes General (1919-1926)

For Manor Farm - [SH 57]

For Half-Croft Allotments- [SH 197]

For WOOTTON see - [SH 93]

68. WRESTLINGWORTH

68/1. Schemes General (1921-1928)

For WYBOSTON see 18/8 ( EATON SOCON )

The listing below is a summary of the contents of the AO/S class which is organised alphabetically by parish and within or under each parish alphabetically by the usual title or name of each individual Scheme.

Scheme Administration file series - arranged alphabetically by parish and name of scheme (ex AOC1-73 inter alia; former reference numbers where known indicated in square brackets; BRO references in ordinary type and Departmental references italicised. W indicates file has been weeded)

<p>In each case the covering dates of the files held are given and the cross references in bold in square brackets are to the County Council's deed packets relating to the Scheme concerned.</p>

Accessioning note: principal Accession reference 22321; but individual items also accessioned as 12857,12859, 12860, 12861, 12862, 12863, 12864, 12865, 12866, 12868, 12869, 12870, 12872, 12873, 12874