Little Morton Farm, Babworth - is this still a working farm today?

[Keith Sherwood]

Hi, Everyone,
Thanks to being PM-ed about my gt-gt-gt-grandfather William FELL/S, I've now had my first look at his whereabouts for nearly 2 years, courtesy of my more recently acquired Ancestry subscription.
In both the 1841 and 1851 Censuses he is living at Little Morton, Babworth.
I notice that there is a Little Morton Farm mentioned in a modern day bus timetable of the area.  William was a farm bailiff there in 1851, and I was wondering whether someone with local knowledge could tell me whether it is a working farm still today...
Very best wishes,
keith

[willow154]

Hi Keith,
Wondered if this might be it:
Under R E Howard & Son:
http://www.locallife.co.uk/bassetlaw/crops3.asp
Paulene

[charlotteCH]

Keith, if you don't get your answer by paulene's link , why not email the local library nearest to the farm and ask them about what the place is today.  The local libraries i have found to be very helpful.

charlotte

[Keith Sherwood]

Hi, Paulene and Charlotte,
Thanks very much for trying to solve this one for me, and yes, I think it's a good idea to try contacting the local library to see whether they can help me...
keith

[willow154]

Hi Keith and Charlotte,
If you have no luck with a local library (and it seems to be a remote area), you could try contacting the nearest samll post office - they usually know most people in the area, and where places are.
Paulene

[charlotteCH]

Keith, Paulene's suggestion of the PO is excellent- I'd go with that especially if you can somehow find their email address.

charlotte

[Keith Sherwood]

Thanks so much again, Paulene and Charlotte,
Nice to find the suggestions still coming in...!
keith

[charlotteCH]

Keith, tell us how you get on please.
charlotte

[dalaifarmer]

Hi

Just found this thread after some idle browsing. I live at Little Morton Farm, and our family has lived here since 1887, when the farm was rented from the Duke of Newcastle.

We have been farming continuously since we moved to Little Morton, and grow a wide range of crops and have a herd of aberdeen angus cattle. We also grow about 75% of the UK chantenay carrot crop.

We are just in the process of renovating the farmhouse, and will be moving into it in a couple of months.

What a small world!

Andrew Howard