French's Farm (South Farm)

French's Farm (South Farm)

HER Number
12763
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
French's Farm (South Farm)
Place
Cleadon
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
French's Farm/South Farm stood on the site where Foxton Court now stands. The farm was shown on the 1839 tithe plan and, at the time, belonged to Barbara Ormston and was farmed by Ann Holmes. One of four farms in the village in the 19th century- potentially medieval in origin. Included two gin-gangs by the mid 19th century.
Easting
438480
Northing
562350
Grid Reference
NZ438480562350
Sources
South Tyneside Council, 2007, Cleadon Conservation Area Character Appraisal, page 8; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas