Fonds
FARM ; FAWCETT; CO. OXFORD; FOSCOTE HILL FARM : ABTHORPE : CO. NORTHAMPTON
Catalogue reference: OXF 2
What’s it about?
This record is about the FARM ; FAWCETT; CO. OXFORD; FOSCOTE HILL FARM : ABTHORPE : CO. NORTHAMPTON dating from 1774-1884.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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OXF 2
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Title (The name of the record)
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FARM ; FAWCETT; CO. OXFORD; FOSCOTE HILL FARM : ABTHORPE : CO. NORTHAMPTON
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Date (When the record was created)
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1774-1884
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records relating to farm in Fawcett, Oxfordshire and Foscote Hill farm, Abthorpe, Northampton
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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1 AGREEMENTS
2 BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
3 FLOCK BOOKS
4 LEASES
5 NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
6 TERRIERS
7 VALUATIONS
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Museum of English Rural Life
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <famname>Barford family of Abthorpe, Northamptonshire</famname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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7 series
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Presented for photocopy 1966 February 11 by J. M. Barford, (Acc. no.337)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The donor's family is a renowned family of sheep breeders, especially Valentine Barford of Foscote, co. Northampton (1786-1864), who popularised the "in and in" system. The account book refers to John Barford (1838-1911), a cousin of Valentine Barford, who took the farm at Fawcett, between 1857 and 1858
Farm size etc.
About 400 acres; heavy clay; tenant to Lord Southampton
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/bb00e272-e942-4853-bbf6-48cc241961f8/
Catalogue hierarchy
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FARM ; FAWCETT; CO. OXFORD; FOSCOTE HILL FARM : ABTHORPE : CO. NORTHAMPTON