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The Village Church Farm

The Village Church Farm

Open-air museum in Lincolnshire, England

The Village Church Farm, formerly known as Church Farm Museum, is an open-air museum of local and agricultural history near Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.[1]

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There are a number of traditional indigenous buildings, including a thatched "mud and stud" cottage, moved from the nearby village of Withern, the original 18th-century farmhouse, and a 19th-century stable block and cowshed. The museum holds exhibitions of 19th- and 20th-century farm implements and machinery, and displays about traditional breeds such as the Red Poll cattle, and the Longwool Sheep, although there are no animals on site.[2]

In 2009 the farm won the People's Choice Award at the Lincolnshire Renaissance Heritage Awards.[3]

Following cuts by Lincolnshire County Council, and a fire of the mud and stud cottage, it has been run by a charity and has received help from volunteers.[4]

See also

Gordon Boswell Romany Museum, Spalding

References

  1. [1]
    "The Village Church Farm Museum - Home". The Village Church Farm Museum. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    "The Village - Church Farm museum home page". The Village Museum - Events and Exhibits. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Church Farm Museum tops polls again". Lincolnshire Echo. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2023.[dead link]
  4. [4]
    "Closure fear farm museum reopens". BBC News. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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