Moulsecoomb - Bevendean History Project
Hodshrove Farm
Hodshrove Farm continued
The census records for Hodshrove Farm gives the name of the
occupier and in some cases the area they were farming and the number of
people employed on the farm.
| Year | Name | Age | Occupation |
| 1841 | George Filder | 44 | Yeoman |
| 1851 | George Filder | 57 | Farmer of 700 acres employing 10 man and 4 boys |
| 1861 | John Tribe | 46 | Farmer of 700 acres employing 15 men and 7 boys |
| 1871 | John Tribe | 56 | Farmer of 700 acres employing 14 men and 4 boys |
| 1881 | Joseph Lively | 38 | Farmer of 875 acres employing 16 men and 6 boys |
| 1891 | William Pavey | 56 | Dealer and Farmer |
| 1901 | William Pavey | 66 | Farmer |
| 1911 | Charles Edward Craggs | 46 | Farmer |
In October 1925 Brighton Corporation purchased 46 acres of
Hodshrove Farm known as Hodshrove Meadow and the Beershop Field which
reduced the size of the farm.
The land consisted of Hodshrove Meadow, which is where Moulsecoomb
Primary School was built and the Beershop field is where the North
Moulsecoomb Housing Estate was built.
In the 1920s and early 1930s the land on the west side of Lewes Road, between Moulsecoomb Place and Coldean Lane, was occupied by nurseries run by Mr Bates and Mr Woollard.
In December 1935 Brighton Corporation purchased the rest of Hodshrove Farm along with Hog Plantation and Cold Dean Nursery from the Chichester Estates Company as shown below. This land became the site of the East Moulsecoomb Housing Estate.
In the 1920s and early 1930s the land on the west side of Lewes Road, between Moulsecoomb Place and Coldean Lane, was occupied by nurseries run by Mr Bates and Mr Woollard.
In December 1935 Brighton Corporation purchased the rest of Hodshrove Farm along with Hog Plantation and Cold Dean Nursery from the Chichester Estates Company as shown below. This land became the site of the East Moulsecoomb Housing Estate.
Hodshrove Farm Buildings
Hodshrove Farm House and barns are visible behind Moulsecoomb Primary
in the photograph above from c1935 when road building had started for the East
Moulsecoomb Estate.
Photographs of Hodshrove Farm and Hodshrove Lane
Photograph and information from Alison Betteridge
Photograph and information from Patrick Bates
