Cleadon, French's Farm (South Farm)

HER Number:
12763

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Cleadon, French's Farm (South Farm)

Place:
Cleadon

Map Sheet:
NZ36SE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Farm

Site Type: Specific:
Farmstead

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

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:
3848

Northing:
6235

Grid Reference:
NZ38486235

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
South Tyneside Council, 2007, Cleadon Conservation Area Character Appraisal, page 8; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas