1941 Baschurch Parish Farm Survey

The following is a survey of some of the farms in the parish of Baschurch, Shropshire in June 1941. The original forms are at the National Archives in Kew.

Name	Acres	Workers	Cattle	Sheep	Pigs	Poultry	Horses	Address	Land and Stock details form	Farm Condition form	Other Comments form	Comment
Fred Hitchen, Stanwardine Hall	251	8	139	296	18	120	14	View	View
F T Edwards, Stanwardine House	161	4	110	82	48	344	5	View	View	View	View	Owner: G Rogers, The Woodlands, Ellesmere
E G Hockenhull, Wycherley Hall	207	5	129	0	56	300	4	View	View	View	View	Owner: Major Mainwaring, Oteley, Ellesmere
E L Williams, Nil Green	216	6	144	4	24	161	9	View	View	View	View	Owner: A E Williams, Aston, Nr Wem This holding is very well farmed & is in a very productive state.
P H Edwards, Rise Farm	282	5	155	31	0	312	15	View	View
J H Ellis, The Berth	108	3	65	90	22	341	6	View	View	View	View	Owner: Harris Trustees. No Electricity. This tenant has only recently taken over this farm. It is very much improved already.
Thos Higgins, Clay Pits	127	4	82	0	28	195	3	View	View	View
H T Davies, Yeaton Manor	318	8	64	200	21	99	11	View	View	View	View	Owner: Col Morris Eyton, Walford Manor. No Electricity.
M Dovaston, Old School House	14	0	14	0	0	50	1	View	View	View		Owner: Harris Trustees.
John Astley, Weston Farm	185	4	89	0	0	208	3	View	View	View	View	Owner: H Glover, Baschurch. This farm has been very well farmed & is in a highly productive state. The property has now been purchased by Mr E Heath who has not taken up possession yet, but I am informed, he is a class A farmer.
C H Timmis, Mere House Farm	330	9	89	252	0	30	11	View	View			Owner: F C Wall Esq, Kelmarsh Rectory, Northants. Also occupies The Moor Farm, & Milford Mill. This farm has very good premises & is very conveniently situated as regards railway & roads.
C H Timmis, Mere Farm	215	7	58	0	7	30	8	View	View	View	View
C P Slater, New Buildings Farm	324	10	124	267	101	110	18	View	View
Edmund Gough, Fenemere	237	7	90	192	0	40	7	View	View	View	View
W N Lockier, Prescott Farm	181	5	103	90	67	111	6	View	View	View	View	Owner: Lichfield Diocesan Trust. This farm is well managed & is rather light in same places. Needs a good allowance of fertilizer.
H E Davies, Yeaton Pevery	180	5	57	107	0	91	6	View	View
John E Higgins, Newton Farm	100	2	45	91	0	220	4	View	View
Stanley Hockenhull, Stanwardine	149	3	95	0	0	380	3	View	View	View