Alston, L. (2008). Town Farm, The Street, Thorndon, Suffolk. Ipswich: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1017770. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Town Farm, The Street, Thorndon, Suffolk
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Series:		 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1017770
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Town Farm lies on the northern edge of Thorndon village and probably adjoined a medieval green known as Stannellgreen. The farmhouse is a grade II-listed timber-framed structure of the mid-16th century which formerly formed part of the 'Town Estate' - a dispersed holding of 94 acres and a workhouse held in trust for the benefit of the parish poor. The farmhouse was occupied by two families in 1840 and the adjacent barn let separately with 26.5 acres of land to a local farmer. The barn is a timber-framed building of the early-17th century which was initially thatched and rendered externally but is now pantiled and partly clad in 19th century weatherboarding. Its structure survives largely intact, complete with its clasped-purlin roof (albeit lacking its original wind-braces), and contains evidence of a contemporary stable and hay loft in its southern bay. The loft was accessible to the open barn in the manner of a crog loft, and required the inclusion in the structure of a narrow bay just 1.4 metres (4.5 feet) in length that is unique in my experience. As a substantially complete 17th century building the barn merits listing at grade II in its own right, and is of particular historic interest given the highly unusual manner in which it incorporated its stable. A pair of late-19th century brick shelter sheds flank a cattle yard to the east, but have been altered beyond recognition
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Author:		 L Alston
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Publisher:		 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2008
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Site: Town Farm, The Street, Thorndon, Suffolk
Parish: THORNDON
District: Mid Suffolk
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Street Thorndon Suffolk Town Farm
Grid Reference: 613530, 269960 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BARN (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CATTLE SHELTER (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
BUILDING SURVEY (Event)
19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: suffolkc1-54129
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Note:		 A standard report by Leigh Alston, A4 spiral bound with colour images and illustrations. Additional images on a CD provided as an appendix.
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016