To the East of Stowupland
In this section you will find what we know about fields between today’s Park Farm (tm 329), Water Run Farm (tm 189) and Poplar Farm.
On many paper maps of Stowupland, Saxham Street peters out before it reaches Grange Farm.
Before the first half of the 19th century, when Stowupland Hall (then Holy Trinity Church and the elementary school) were built people in Saxham Street must have felt remote from village life around The Green. If Stowupland is the uplands of Stowe, then Saxham Street is the Uplands of stowupland.
This first section will focus on the fields for which we have details at the northern end of Saxham Street. Commencing with the fields to the east of Saxham Street on the Mendlesham border.
Certainly for the last couple of centuries these fields are associated with today’s Poplar Farm
5tm Upper Hoppers.
1840 4a 3r 43p, Upper Hoppers is not mentioned in the 1835 schedule though there is a Great Hopper of 5a 1r 2p.
In November 1811 , Great (6a 2r 22p) and Little Hoppers (4a 3r 4p) were conveyed to Robert Stegall.
6tm Little Hoppers
1840 -4a 0r 19p, in 1835 this was measured as 3a 3r 14p.
15tm. Long Hoppers.
1840 – 5a 1r 11p, 1835 schedule given as 5 a 0r 13p
13tm. Little Kents
In 1840 8a 0r 10p, in 1835 it has a similar size..
17 tm Great Kents.
1840 – 9a 3r 0p, in the 1835 scedule 9a 2r 19/
This section will list some of the more interesting locations between Grange farm and Stowupland Hall. For a map showing the location of some of the fields between tm127 and 225, see Grange farm
225 ™ Drift or Lane (521 os)
In 1840, owners were the Stonham Feoffees, and the occupier William Gostling. An area of 1a 0r 1p
223 ™ – Further Bills. (525 os)
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In 1840, owner Samuel Holland, with the occupier Charles Bloomfield Law. An area of 6a 2r 4p, a Grange Farm arable field.
152 ™ First Bills (560 os)
1n 1840, owner Samuel Holland, with the occupier Charles Bloomfield Law. An area of 5a 0p 8r and a Grange Farm arable field
The northern corner around the junction of Gipping Road (Back Road), Gipping Lane and Rendall Lane.
267 tm Cross Path field
In 1840 this was 6a 1r 8p of pasture land, owned by Gipping parish and occupied by Benjamin Bird
268 tm . further Cross Path field
In 1840 this was an arable field of 5 a 3r 34 p owned by Gipping parish and occupied by Benjamin Bird
266 tm Cottages & gardens
In 1840 this was owned by Gipping parish and the 23p was occupied by John Eames & others (see Jacobs Cottage)
