Older Homes
Whilst many of our older properties were occupied by tenant farmers who made their living from farming, some were not. Many tenants worked as agricultural labourers and their cottages were ‘tied’. Some homes were also shops or other business premises and information on these maybe found on other pages.
Many of our not-so-new houses do not have paper work as to when they were first built or if they were rebuilt on the foot print of an older house.
Homes along Saxham Street
Blacksmith Cottage and Octopus Recording Studio
Little Meadow (see Daveys Farm)
Saxham Cottage
Grange (Farm) Cottage
Homes on the Green
- Read about a row of cottages that back on to Chapel Lane (or the Alley)
Homes along Back Road
A strip of land separating Gipping Lane from Thrandstone’s Barn Field (tm300) and was orchard, further along the lane (towards Columbine hall) were 3 cottages occupied by James Diaper, Samuel Diaper and George Diaper. Although the orchard was owned by Stonham feoffees, James and Samuel are named as occupiers. In the 1851 census Samuel was farmer of 20 acres.
Homes along the A1120 – (in no particular order)
(formerly Main Road, Church Road, Pitman Road, even Saxham Street!)
Other Locations
Uplands, Hill House or Tithe Farm– on the road to Stowmarket.
