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FARM
A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known.
Related Terms
| Term | Note |
|---|---|
| AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE | A landscape containing primarily agricultural development and buildings. |
| CELL | A monastic enclave dependent on a mother house. |
| CROFT | A small farm or holding. |
| FARM BUILDING | A building or structure found on a farm. Use more specific term where known. |
| FARM LABOURERS COTTAGE | The dwelling place of a farm worker. |
| FARMYARD | A yard or enclosure attached to a farmhouse, usually surrounded by other farm buildings. |
| GRANGE | The residence and outbuildings of an outlying farm or estate, especially that held by a monastery or other religious order. |
| MANOR | An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. |
| MONASTERY | A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of men living in seclusion under religious vows. |
| NUNNERY | A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of women, such as nuns or canonesses, living in seclusion under religious vows. |
| PRECEPTORY | A manor or estate owned and run by an order of knights and governed by a preceptor. |
| SHIELING | Upland pasture to which animals were driven on a seasonal basis. For structures associated with shielings use SHIELING HUT. |
| SMALLHOLDING | A holding on a smaller scale than a farm. |
| STACK STAND | A structure or platform upon which a stack is built. |
| 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. |
