Author Topic: Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent  (Read 3665 times)

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Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent
« on: Wednesday 09 June 10 21:51 BST (UK) »
Hello,

On behalf of a friend I am trying to find out whether Longbrooks farm is still a working farm in Brenchley.  He believes that some family members of his by the name of Clark either owned, ran or worked at the farm in the early 1940's.

Any information about the farm or family would be most gratefully received.

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Re: Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 10 June 10 10:15 BST (UK) »
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

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Re: Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 10 June 10 11:12 BST (UK) »
Thank you for getting back to me Liz.  :)

It looks as though the farm site is now home to some small industrial units.

I would still welcome any information about the Clark family who lived there in the 1940's and possibly in the early 1950's as well.

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Re: Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 15 June 10 16:41 BST (UK) »
All now sorted.  Thanks to all who tried to help.


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Re: Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 01 September 13 06:27 BST (UK) »
Hello
I realise that this request has been completed, nevertheless, you may be interested to know that Longbrooks Farm was once owned by the Bridgland family. I used to stay there with the family in the late 1950's. I can put you in touch with them if you wish as I remember the name Clark when I was there all those years ago.
David

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Re: Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent
« Reply #5 on: Friday 20 September 13 16:37 BST (UK) »
This reply is  also rather a long time after the initial query, but I am a newcomer to this forum and have just seen it.  Hoping this reply might be useful to someone!
My great grandparents   (Samuel and Isobel Elphick) and grandmother,  also lived at Longbrooks Farm Brenchley from at least 1911 until at least 1923. Samuel Elphick was Farm Bailiff there in 1911. His son Frank Elphick (1903-1966) worked at Longbrooks farm from 1903 to 1963. My Mum spent many happy years there in the 1920s, visiting her grandad Samuel and Aunt Cicely.

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Re: Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 07 October 23 21:05 BST (UK) »
My late Father Frank C Clark was brought up in this area. We are related to the Bridgelands . Can anyone help me as a beginner, find out if there are any relations on this site please? As my late Father was 60 when I was born finding it a mission ! He was married at least twice as well!

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Re: Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent
« Reply #7 on: Monday 09 October 23 10:58 BST (UK) »
Put Bridgelands in the search box and scroll through thr results .
heres one to start you off. :)
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=391075.msg2628290#msg2628290
WAGHORN/E
KENWARD
HARRIS
DIXON
MARSHALL
MERCER
CARE
FAGG
RUSSELL
WOODRUFF      

 All these  Families were Born and Bred in Kent

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Re: Longbrooks Farm, Brenchley, Kent
« Reply #8 on: Monday 09 October 23 20:35 BST (UK) »
Thankyou  :)