Elmfield Farm

Once the site of a dairy, parts of the building date back to the 17th century. Some of the land associated with the farm was sold in the 1980s for the small development of houses in Elmfield Close.​

 

The Elmfield Farm inventory of 1927 reveals how the nature of farming has changed in the past century. In those days the farming was mixed, with a variety both of livestock reared and crops grown. Livestock included over 40 cattle, with 10 shorthorn cows for milking, 11 calves and an Aberdeen Angus bull. There were also about 70 sheep, three pigs and 60 fowl. Hay and straw were stored for fodder and bedding, and crops grown included wheat, barley, oats, sugar beet and swedes.​

 

A range of implements was available for tilling the ground, harvesting the crops and carting loads. Horse power still ruled, with eight working horses to haul ploughs, wagons, binders, rakes and hoes, but mechanisation had begun in the form of a Fordson tractor and plough.