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OUR farm
The earliest reference to the farm was in 1300
Great grandparents on a horse and cart
The farm was bought by the Burrough family in 1949
88 year old Alec Burrough in his younger days at the farm with his mum, dad and other family in the farmyard
88 year old Alec Burrough moved in when he was a boy, pictured here with his sister Margaret (right)
Alec Burrough was hailed as a farming hero during the pandemic for farming on his Nuffield tractor daily in spite of his health problems - as he'd always done.
Sister Margaret in the farmyard proudly showing off her young steer in the 1950s
Alec and Shirley Burrough and parents in the farmhouse garden
Alec and Shirley Burrough had 4 children. Pictured here with young daughter Alison on the Nuffield in the 1960s
Young Alison in the farmyard which looks identical today
Alec Burrough and second oldest son Jeremy carrying out some guttering repairs in the farmyard
Oldest son Robert who planted 10,000 trees here, an arboretum, butterfly wood and native species apple and pear orchard
Fourth son Jon Burrough, who farms the land today
Shirley with her much loved sheepdog Jess
Jon's wife Louise Burrough
Million-to-one chance quintuplets were born at the farm in recent years
Two of Louise and Jon Burrough's boys helping Alec and Shirley to roll and pack the wool
Alec Burrough showing his third grandson Jack his much loved tractor
The boys and Shadow the pointer with Alec Burrough in the Arboretum
Harry feeding the calves
Alec Burrough with his Nuffield during his recent Times newspaper photoshoot during the pandemic
Jon Burrough after milking the dairy cows
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