[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by JoanR

Thanks for posting the map, Susie. The area of St. Anne's and that part of Cobham Rd. (Street) appears to be open fields in 1890. It could be that the Barnfield area covered that whole district if the street names are any indication:Garfield, Limefield, Beaconsfield. I was surprised to see that Sandy Lane wasn't built up then. I thought it was older.

In 1790 all that land was part of Broad Oak Farm, consisting of 39 acres, owned by John Taylor.
In 1828 it is owned by Hargreaves, the area is now 38 acres, none of the meadows or fields had any of the names now associated with the area, ie Barnfield, Limefield, Beaconsfield, Garfield. The 1909 map shows Sandy Lane with more property up to Barnfield St.