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FARMSTEAD

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A farmhouse and ancillary farm buildings forming a group.

Deserted Farmstead (Non-Preferred)

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Term Note
CROFT A small farm or holding.
VILLA A term for a type of house, with varying definitions according to period. Georgian and later period villas were often detached town houses, whereas Roman villas were high-status and usually associated with a rural estate.

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