In the 1911 census there are a total of 56 farms listed on the census returns making up the three Enumerator Districts of Sherburn and South Milford Parishes. This demonstrates the enormous changes over the last 100 years in the way the land is farmed, from labour intensive small holdings to the large, highly mechanised farms of today. In 1911 26% of local employment was in farming.
Name of Farm | Farmer | Location |
Milford Lodge | William Morley | Common Lane, SM close to Gascoigne Wd Jn. |
Melton Leys | George Riley | Close to Bishop Wood and Rest Park |
Hagg Farm | Christopher Eshelby | Gascoigne Wood |
Milford Common Farm | Robert Potter | Not found |
Milford Grange | Joseph Cromack | On Milford Common beyond Maltings |
Steeton Hall | Peter Porter | Whitecoat Lane, SM |
Scatt House | Thomas Atkinson | Junction of Westfield La and old A1 |
Peckfield Lodge | Charles Goode | On Old A1 |
Pointer House | Edward Hills | On Old A1 at junction with Sherburn Rd |
Not named | Thomas Blackburn | High Street, SM near Milford House |
Bond Bridge Farm | Robert Hill | High Street, South Milford |
Bridge House | George Farrow | Low Street near Swan, SM |
Croft House | Robert Hill | Not found |
Low Mill | Walter Ledger | Mill Lane, South Milford |
Low Street Farm | Thomas Bradley | Low Street, SM corner of Common Lane |
Low Beulah Farm | James Hill, | Low Street, South Milford |
The Poplars | Gibson Bartoft, | Low Street, South Milford |
Westfield Farm | John Carr | High Street, South Milford |
Not named | Sarah Bartoft | High Street, SM next to Thack (Inglenook now) |
Sherburn Mill | James Wood | Mill Lane, South Milford |
Not named | Francis Bramley | Low Street, West side, Sherburn |
Not named | William Wainwright | Kirkgate, south side, East of Foresters |
Not named | John Rowley | Kirkgate, south side, West of Foresters |
Not named | Henry Hey | Kirkgate, south side,West of Foresters |
Manor House Farm | William Dennison | Church Hill |
Highfield House | Arthur Dennison | Church Hill |
Burtree Bank Farm | John Steel | Church Hill |
The Lindens | John Bramley, | Church Hill |
Church Gates Farm | Jane Clancy | Church Hill |
Croft Farm | George Hill | Kirkgate, North side |
Not named | Harry Pullan | Kirkgate, North side |
Cold Hill House | Jeannie Wither | Cold Hill (Sir John’s Lane) |
Nordin Barn Farm | George Smith, | Off Common Lane, South Milford |
Bond Ings Farm | Tom Hodgson, | Off bypass |
Prospect House | Henry Farrer, | Milford Road, Sherburn |
Not named | Joseph Sissons, | Low Street, East side |
Not named | Tom Marsall | Low Street, East side |
Not named | Benj Mason | Low Street, East side |
Not named | William Wainwright, | Low Street, East side |
Not named | Ellen Wheldrick | Low Street, East side |
White Swan | Isabel Simpson | The Cross |
Not named | Benjamin Paver | High Street (Finkle Hill) |
Not named | Walter Rainbow | High Street (next to Police station) |
Common Farm | Tom Jones | Sherburn Common |
Wheatsheaf Inn | James Rainbow | Moor Lane |
Grange Farm | Elizabeth Ambler | Now Trading Estate |
Sherburn Lodge | Thomas Hey | Fenton Lane |
Half Moon Inn | Henry Wrigglesworth | Bishopdyke Road |
Ash Row Farm | Edwin Sykes | North of Bishopdyke Road |
Rest Park | Robert Lamb | South of Bishopdyke Road |
North Sweeming | James Marshall | Bishopdyke Road |
Not named | Charles Helm | Rest Park |
Not named | Thomas Riley | Rest Park |
Not named | Charles Longfield | Lennerton |
Lennerton Lodge | Harry Fern, | Lennerton |
Not named | William Knowles | Lennerton |