Farms in the Littledean area (General)

by kathg42 , Wednesday, August 07, 2013, 06:56 (4128 days ago) @ Jefff

My thanks to the three musketeers, M, J & SH, for your diligent study of maps & what a find they were. I too love maps & have been poring over them all day. What homework you have given me! I reckon I'm happy with THE GROVE near CAMP FARM & THE TEMPLE as it's about one mile from Newnham in my book.This wonderful description of CAMP FARM seems to clinch it:

'...Another detached portion of Flaxley covered 207 a. east of Littledean in a compact area bounded on the north by the Littledean-Gloucester road and on the south by a track, sunken for part of its course, known as Lumbars Lane. Above it on a bank marking the western boundary is Littledean Camp, (fn. 62) which has been identified with 'the old castle of Dean' standing above land given to the Cistercians by Earl Roger. (fn. 63) The portion, which contained at the north-eastern corner near Camp Farm a tiny detached part of Westbury-on Severn, (fn. 64) was transferred to Littledean in 1883. (fn. 65)'

62 O.S. Area Bk. Little Dean (1878); cf. O.S. Maps 6", Glos. XXXI. SE. (1883 edn.); XXXII. SW. (1883 edn.).
63 Flaxley Cart. p. 16; Trans. B.G.A.S. lxxvii. 57-8.
64 O.S. Map 1/2,500, Glos. XXXII. 9 (1881 edn.).
65 O.S. Area Bk. Flaxley (1880); Census, 1891.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23256

The other GROVE FARM on Flaxley Road is about 2 miles from Newnham according to the owner & was part of the Flaxley Estate.

Slowhands I'm not even thinking about ELTON FARM for now but deep thanks for your hard work.

What I'd love to know is what happened to MARY PALMER with 6 young children & pregnant when her husband JOHN PALMER died in 1812? Did she stay on the farm - go back to her mother - go to a sibling - remarry? This is a real saga. And I haven't begun to untangle the PALMER-BULLOCK relationships... Maybe in my next life I'll write a book...

thanks people

Kath