The Village Church Farm

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The Village Church Farm
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The Village Church Farm
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Location within Lincolnshire
Former name
Church Farm Museum
Established1976 (1976)
Location Skegness, Lincolnshire, England
Coordinates 53°08′46″N0°19′34″E / 53.146°N 0.326°E / 53.146; 0.326
Type Open-air museum
Website www.churchfarmvillage.org

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

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References

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