Mill Street Farm, Mill Street, Stowupland
This may have been The Old Farmhouse or Tudor Farmhouse since according to Ena Carter in the 1900s that is where Jack Hill had 5 children.
Not sure of the exact date but the grandfather of Peter List was the farm bailiff of Oak Farm, lived at Corner Farm but also looked after Park Farm and Mill Street Farm.
Before 1891 the occupier was Thomas Fowles Woods (admitted 10 April 1861). It has 27a 1r 35p. Tithe map gives 576 and 576a as house & cottage of James Hunt, who farms 19a 0r 7p. On death of James Hunt his will bequeathed land to George Singleton Tovell, he was admitted 21June 1852 but subsequently inmate of Heigham Hall Asylum in Norwich when T.F. Wood took over the farm.
Associated fields 577 pightle, 575 Orchard, 574 Home Field, 572 Buck field, 566 The Grove field, 449 & 450 Barn Meadow & Farmstead, 440 & 455 Braziers, 435 The further field. For a description of the location of 1891 Mill Street Farm.
But where was Newport Street and Garrards?
As auctioned in 1928,
tm 352 Farmhouse, cottage, Gardens and stackyard of 3r 14p
tm 348 Arable field of 4a 2r and 15p
tm 350 Arable field of 5a 0r 38p
tm 351 orchards and ponds 2r and 18p
tm 361 pasture and buildings 2a 2r 25 p
In 1928 the farmhouse was in the occupation of John Hill at a rent of 1/6 per week, whilst the cottage was occupied by George Forsdike at a rent of 2/- per annum. George also rented a piwce of adjoining ground for 5/- per annum.
The house was described as containing 3 bedrooms, an entrance lobby, 2 sitting rooms, 2 pantries, a kitchen and lean to shed. The cottage was of plaster and thatched containing 2 bedrooms, a sitting room, kitchen, lean to pantry and lean to shed.
In addition the new owner would get a brick, timber and thatched barn; a cattle yard with open shed; a brick, timber and thatched cattle shed and a timber and tiled implement shed.
A mystery, included here as it suggests a Mrs Sarah Fisk was living at Mill Street Farm in 1935.
