Parsonage Farm

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Summary:

Listed: No.
Common Rights? Yes (Sanden Fee). (2 horses or 4 cows)

Parsonage Farm (previously known as Rectory Farm) was a working farm until 1932.

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Timeline:

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Cundell family, c.1800-c.1865:

c.1804-c.1863: Henry & Letitia Cundell. Their third son was Henry Cundell who was killed by lightning in South Africa on his 24th birthday. His memorial is in St. Lawrence's Church. The full story can be found here.

1902 (T&M Register) Ecclesiastical Commissioners (owners)

1879 Parsonage Farm a Robert James View of Parsonage Farm from the tower of St. Lawrence's Church, c.1879.
Note the battlements on the church tower roof-line, removed in the 1880 rebuilding.
(With thanks to Robert James)

1879 Parsonage Farm b Robert James

Richens family, -1932:

1914 (CL) Ecclesiastical Commissioners (own); Osmond Richens (occ).

Osmond (born 1863; died 1932) was married to Letitia (nee Cundell). Their son was Donald Osmond Richens (1889/1890 - 1965).

When Osmond died (in a London hospital), Letitia went tot live in The College at Froxfield, and the farm was sold.

Mellor family, c.1932- :

(T&M Register) Lieut Col Amos Mellor (owner & occupier)

Pallett family, c.1969-c.1997:

<1968 (T&M Register) Personal Representatives of Abel Mellor (owner); John Edward Pallett (occupier until 1974)

1975 (T&M Register) Audrey Lois Pallett (occupier until ?1997)

Louis and Avril Frenkel, c.1997-present:

1998 (T&M Register) Avril Payne (occupier)

2005 (CL) Averil Frenkel
2016 (CL) Averil Frenkel

Details: Last Updated: 04 April 2025

The Canal Wharf, Apr 2011 The Canal Wharf, 2011

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