History of Agricultural Education in Wiltshire - Lackham Countryside ...

Brig. Gen
Palmer
1893-1919 585 £18,000
Per acre
£31
Lord Glanely 1919-1927 1469 £62,000
Per acre
£42
Major Holt 1927-1945 1469 £78,000
Per acre
£53
Wiltshire
County
Council
1945- Approx. 600 £42,500
Per acre
£70
Enlarged
estate to 1469
acres and built
stables
Sold outlying
farm.
American
Forces
occupied
house 1943-
1945
Bought by
County Council
for a Farm
Institute
It appears that the price of land between 1835 and 1945 remained fairly static
except during the latter half of the 19th Century when there was a severe
agricultural depression in Britain, due largely to foreign competition.
Amongst the occupiers of Lackham from 1306 until 1945, there were three
members of Parliament, one Baron, two Knights, one Marchioness, six High
Sheriffs and three Generals.
The majority were closely connected with the Church of St. Cyriac, Lacock,
where their Coats of Arms and memorial tablets can be seen. An excellent
booklet on the Heraldry of the Church has been produced by the former Vicar
of Lacock, the Rev. G R Brocklebank, and is available to visitors.
No attempt is made in this thesis to describe the systems of farming and
changes in country life through the ages since numerous excellent books have
already been produced on the subject, including:
"The Evolution of the English Farm" by M E Seebohm .George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
"Country Life through the Ages" by Elizabeth Bagg Watson, M.A. and J. Isabel
Curruthers, M.A.
"The Changing English Village 1066-1914" by M K Ashby. The Roundwood Press,
1974