1941 Farm Survey – 29

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Farm Details

MAFF Farm Number	29
Name of Holding	South Hill
Name of Farmer	Mr Frederick Phoenix
Number & edition of 6-inch OS Sheet containing farmstead	LXXXV N.E. 1907
— Arable (acres)	4.25
— Pasture (acres)	3
Total (acres)	7.25
A. TENURE	–
Is occupier a tenant or owner?	Tenant
If tenant, name and address of owner	Mrs C. Woolnough South Hill Deopham
Is farmer full or part-time?	Part time
Other occupation, if any	Threshing business
Does farmer occupy other land?	No
Does farmer have grazing rights over land not occupied by him?	No
B. CONDITIONS OF FARM	–
Proportion (%) of area on which soil is medium	100
Is farm conveniently laid out?	Yes
Proportion (%) of farm which is naturally	100
Situation in regard to road	Good
Situation in regard to railway	Good
Condition of farmhouse	Good
Condition of buildings	Fair
Condition of farm roads	None
Condition of fences	Good
Condition of ditches	Good
General condition of field drainage	Good
Condition of cottages	None
Is there infestation with rabbits and moles	No
Is there infestation with rats and mice	No
Is there infestation with rooks and wood pigeons	No
Is there infestation with other birds	No
Is there infestation with insect pests	No
Is there heavy infestation with weeds?	No
Are there derelict fields?	No
C. WATER AND ELECTRICITY	–
WATER SUPPLY	–
— To farmhouse	No supply to house, have to carry 50 yards
— To farm buildings	Roof
— To fields	None
— Is there a seasonal shortage of water?	No
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY	–
— Public light	No
— Public power	No
— Private light	No
— Private power	No
— Is it used for household purposes?	No
— Is it used for farm purposes?	No
D. MANAGEMENT	–
Is Farm classified as A, B or C?	A
Condition of arable land	Good
Condition of pasture	Good
Use of fertilisers on arable land	Adequate
Use of fertilisers on grass land	Not at all
Field information recorded by	P. Radford
Date of recording	10.12.41
Comment	One small arable field could be greatly improved if it were pipe drained otherwise ditches & fences are in excellent order.

Crops & Livestock

MAFF Farm Number	29
CROPS & GRASS	–
— Barley	3
— Potatoes, main crop and second earlies	0.25
— Mangolds	0.5
— Vetches of Tares	0.25
— Orchards, with crops, fallow, or grass below the trees	0.25
— Permanent Grass for Grazing, but excluding rough grazings	2
TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS	6.25
LIVE STOCK	–
CATTLE	–
— Cows and Heifers in milk	1
OTHER CATTLE	–
— Cattle Under 1 year old, for rearing (excluding Bull Calves being reared for service)	2
TOTAL CATTLE and CALVES	3
POULTRY	–
— Fowls over 6 moths old	12
TOTAL POULTRY	12
HORSES on holding on 4th June	–
— All Other Horses (not entered above)	2
TOTAL HORSES	2
Name and address	Mr F Phoenix South Hill Deopham

Small Fruit etc

MAFF Farm Number	29
Name of occupier	Mr J. Phoenix
Address	South Hill Deopham

All lines were left blank on the above form.

Labour, Motive Power, Rents & Length of residence

MAFF Farm Number	29
LABOUR	–
Regular Workers	–
— Male	1
RENT ANNUAL RENT PAYABLE FOR THE HOLDING TO WHICH THIS RETURN RELATES	–
— Actual rent payable during the current year (£)	16
LENGTH OF OCCUPATION OF HOLDING	–
— How many years have you been the occupier of the holding to which this Return relates?	3
Name on return	Mr F. Phoenix
Address on return	South Hill Deopham

Map

The farm is shown in purple and is labelled 194/29 on the map below.

© National Archives, Kew. Their refs: MAF 73/28/73+85

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Date	Change
16/11/23	Map
12/7/23	Published