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Barn House: This used to be Moor Barn, used for storing winter fodder. Before
this in the 1600s there was a small hill farming settlement here. This was excavated
in 1983-4 and an unexpected range and quantity of clay pipes were found, from
as far away as Much Wenlock and Broseley in Shropshire and Polesworth, Nottingham
and Newcastle under Lyme. It would be interesting to learn whether this reflects
the marketing area of the farmers or the movement of traders from the south.
The lane used to go through the collection of buildings but when they became
derelict in the 1700s the lane was diverted to the east side to its present
line.
View:
To the South see distinctive Bunster Hill with its lumps and on the far side
of the Manifold Valley is Hazleton Clump.
 Clover:
This was the first field to be sown with clover in July 1998. Notice the abundance
of clover. The clover takes nitrogen from the atmosphere and enables the grass
to grow lush and strong.
Millennium
Avenue: With the help of a dear friend, Chris Clark and the Peak District
National Park Farming and Environment Grant, we have a Millennium Avenue of
trees, each tree is dedicated to guests who have stayed many times over the
last ten years.
View:
To the North lies Bitchen Hill, protecting the farm from those biting winds.
Why Bitchen? This name with various different spellings appears in documents
mentioning the farm as far back as 1533. (Bychenne, Bychen, Bechen.)
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