Hello
Does anyone know anything about the history of Highgove farm, St Briavels ?
Thanks

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/285397

TG Biddle

I.D Biddle
Highgrove Farm
Park Lane
St. Briavels,
Lydney,
Gloucestershire
GL15 6QX

(00 44 ) 1594 530271

The only land in the parish held in demesne with the castle and manor in the modern period was that called St. Briavels park, which was recorded from 1437 when it was extended at 100 a. (fn. 54) The main part of the park was a group of closes south-east of the village, adjoining Hewelsfield Lane, and it also included land called Just Reddings adjoining the Bream road. (fn. 55) On the main part a barn was built in 1751-2 and, before 1795, a small farmhouse known as Park Farm, which was rebuilt in 1825. In the late 17th century and the 18th the park, comprising 106 a., was held on 21-year leases under the Crown's lessees. (fn. 56) It was sold by the Crown in the mid 19th century, before 1875, (fn. 57) most of it becoming part of Highgrove farm. (fn. 58) The farmhouse was replaced by a group of private houses in the 1980s. The

From: 'St. Briavels', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 247-271. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23262 Date accessed: 11 February 2009.

A Thomas James died in possession of Rodmore and the adjoining
Willsbury farm c. 1885, and his son William sold the two farms in 1892
to W. B. Marling of Clanna, Alvington. Marling added Highgrove farm
to his estate the same year, giving him c. 560 a. of farmland in
St. Briavels parish. (fn. 75) Rodmore was part of the Clanna estate
until 1939 or later. (fn. 76)

From: 'St. Briavels', A History of the County of Gloucester:
Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean
(1996), pp. 247-271.
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23262 Date accessed: 11 February 2009.

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Thanks slowhands.
My Grandmother (I D Biddle) lives there now, I think it has been in the family for over 50 years, but I am not sure of all the history.
I just wondered how long it had been in the Biddle family for, as I know my Granddad was a farmer and his Father before him.
Thanks

Does anyone know how I can do census search's by address's ?
As I can then see who lived at the Farm in 1901 and before.
Thanks :-)

The name Biddle rings a bell with me because my mother Muriel Baker was reputed to have once been engaged to a Roy Biddle. It would have been before World war 2. She later went to London to Nurse and married a Londoner. I understand that Roy provided milk to the Village. Would imagine he could be some relation.
Wonderful vllage St Briavels, fascinating to find out about our ancestors. Joy Marchant(nee Roberts)