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Description: | For centuries farming has figured prominently in the life of Stubbington as there has been little industry. For many years the farms were virtually the only source of employment.
Farming was well established by the time of the Normans and in 1087 the lands were held by Count Alanus. Throughout the Middle Ages the lands were controlled by the monks at Titchfield Abbey. At the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537, the lands passed to Thomas Wriothesley, the First Earl of Southampton, passing later to the Dukes of Beaufort. In 1741 the fifth Duke of Beaufort sold the estates to Peter Delme but records show that some land was owned by Thomas Hewett and George Bell.
The farming community consisted of a few local landowners who employed bailiffs to manage their farms and yeoman farmers who both owned and farmed themselves. Many played prominent roles in the local community. There have been numerous farms in the area over the years. Apart from Crofton Old Farm, there was Burnt House Farm, Newlands Farm, Court Barn Farm, Crofton Manor Farm, Crofton Green Farm and many others. The main crops during this period were wheat, barley, turnips and oats with strawberry growing becoming prominent at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, the area has been heavily built upon although some farms remain.
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1. Prestidge, Colin. 1997. History of Stubbington, p. 165-168. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Fareham Local History Society | Subjects: | Count Alanus wheat Court Barn Farm building Peter Delme Crofton Manor Farm George Bell Duke of Beaufort Titchfield Abbey farmhouse Newlands Farm Burnt House Farm strawberry crop oat farm barley Thomas Hewett Crofton Old Farm Crofton Green Farm turnip Wriothesley, Thomas, First Earl of Southampton | Temporal: | start=1960-01-01; end=1970-12-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Anne Dale, Fareham Local History Society | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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