Here in Gloucestershire, within 1km we have Park Farm. Post Farm, Springfield Farm, Spring Farm, Maypole Farm, Manor Farm, Mile End Farm, Newton Farm, Yew Tree Farm, Luce's Farm, Pound Farm, Pound Mill Farm & Oak Farm.

The fields immediately around us include Honeydew, Dry Leaze, Home Ground, Cocks Mead, Shoots Mead, Home Ground, Long Leaze, New Leaze, Home Ground, Nichols, Clocer Leaze, Aldridge, Yoke Stick, Home Ground, Quarry Leaze, Smiths Hill, Copper Table, Meeton.

Recently lost to housing development: Folcroft, Barnett Tree Hay, Broad Leaze, Barn Close, Grindstone Leaze & Great Elmin. It looks as though Butt Leaze & Frenches will go the same way soon.

The field names are taken from the 1841 tithe map. The multiple Home Grounds result from most of these farms having only a handful of fields around the farmhouse. Land ownership in this area is a nightmare, with most farmers owning or renting fields a few miles away from the farm.

When we moved here 40 years ago, 9 of the farms were active, mostly dairy + arable. Today, 2 are fully active and 3 carry a few beef cattle.

Phil