Farms and farming

Page link: A brief history of Farming in Orwell
A brief history of Farming in Orwell
Page link: Auction, notice date April 22 1814
Auction, notice date April 22 1814
From the Orwell Bulletin of March 1984
Page link: Chapel Orchard memories
Chapel Orchard memories
by Roger Miller (extracted from the 2008 booklet produced by the Chapel Orchard Management Committee to mark the second anniversary of its opening)
Page link: Farm Work as a child
Farm Work as a child
Alan Neaves
Page link: Fruit growing in Orwell
Fruit growing in Orwell
The Orchards
Page link: Grove Farm
Grove Farm
Page link: Grove Farm house and farm yard
Grove Farm house and farm yard
Page link: Harvest
Harvest
Maurice Pearce
Page link: Lilac Farm
Lilac Farm
Page link: Malton - the Farm
Malton - the Farm
Page link: Malton Farm
Malton Farm
A historic farmhouse by the river, on the Malton Road.
Page link: Manor Farm, Town Green Road
Manor Farm, Town Green Road
Page link: Meadowcroft Farm, formerly Town Farm, and the original Town Farm now Meadowcroft Cottage.
Meadowcroft Farm, formerly Town Farm, and the original Town Farm now Meadowcroft Cottage.
Page link: Rectory Farm
Rectory Farm
Page link: Spring West Farm
Spring West Farm
Page link: Steam Contracting in Orwell
Steam Contracting in Orwell
An Article by Clive Flack
Page link: The Last Set of Threshing Tackle working from Orwell
The Last Set of Threshing Tackle working from Orwell
From a report in The Royston Crow, 1966
Page link: Threshing time
Threshing time
Maurice Pearce
Page link: Working on the land
Working on the land
By Maurice Pearce

Orwell was already a farming community when the Domesday Survey was made in 1086, and agriculture continued to be the main occupation here until the mid 20th century.