1941 Farm Survey – 37 – Deopham History

Farm Details

MAFF Farm Number	37
Name of Holding	Sunnyside Hackford
Name of Farmer	Mrs Maria E. Gales
Number & edition of 6-inch OS Sheet containing farmstead	LXXIII S.E. 1907
— Arable (acres)	3.75
— Pasture (acres)	2.25
Total (acres)	6
A. TENURE	–
Is occupier a tenant or owner?	Tenant
If tenant, name and address of owner	Col. B.M. Edwards Hardingham Hall
Is farmer full or part-time?	Full time
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	Good
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	Pipe
— 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	5.12.41

Crops & Livestock

MAFF Farm Number	37
CROPS & GRASS	–
— Potatoes, first earlies	0.25
— Turnips and Swedes, for fodder	0.25
— Sugar Beet	1
— Small Fruit, not under orchard trees	1.5
— All other Crops	1
— Permanent Grass for Grazing, but excluding rough grazings	2
TOTAL OF ABOVE ITEMS	6
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
PIGS	–
— Other Sows kept for breeding	1
ALL OTHER PIGS (not entered above)	–
— 2-5 months	10
TOTAL PIGS	11
POULTRY	–
— Fowls over 6 months old	12
TOTAL POULTRY	12
HORSES on holding on 4th June	–
— Horses used for Agricultural purposes or by Market Gardeners – geldings	1
TOTAL HORSES	1
Name and address	Mrs W.H. Gales Sunnyside Hackford

Small Fruit etc

MAFF Farm Number	37
SMALL FRUIT (acres)	–
— Strawberries	0.25
— Currants, black	1
— Gooseberries	0.25
Total acreage of Small fruit	1.5
VEGETABLES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, FLOWERS, CROPS UNDER GLASS (acres)	–
— Asparagus	1
Total	1
Name of Farm or Farms	Sunnyside
Name of occupier	Mrs W.H. Gales
Address	Sunnyside Hackford

Labour, Motive Power, Rents & Length of residence

MAFF Farm Number	37
RENT ANNUAL RENT PAYABLE FOR THE HOLDING TO WHICH THIS RETURN RELATES	–
— Actual rent payable during the current year (£)	19
LENGTH OF OCCUPATION OF HOLDING	–
— How many years have you been the occupier of the holding to which this Return relates?	50
Name on return	Mrs W.H. Gales
Address on return	Sunnyside Hackford

Map

The farm is shown in brown and is labelled 194/37 on the map below.

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Date	Change
16/11/23	Map
10/7/23	Published