Beeches Farm, Faxfleet
Yesterday's blogpost was about paths but this one concerns farms. I looked back on my Geograph submissions and discovered that I have contributed 3897 image that are primarily labelled "farm". For this post I have once again selected just seven of those pictures
My wife is a farmer's daughter. She was born in a Lincolnshire farmhouse by The River Trent. But it wasn't as isolated as the farms shown here. Her family farm, Holme Farm, was in the heart of a small village and very much part of the community.
In contrast, when out walking, I frequently pass lonesome farms that are located more than a mile or two from the nearest village. I wonder what it must be like to live in such places - not just for a country vacation but all the time, whatever the season.
Unquestionably, there must be lots of advantages - including the peace and quiet but there will be several disadvantages too. Children born on such farms will be far from their friends and may have to get used to inventing their own solitary amusements. It will be especially difficult for many teenagers raised on farms who need to experience some proper independence as they grow older.
In the mating game, farmers will often be very challenged. How do you meet someone when you live in glorious isolation? People who are not born into farming families must feel strange about moving to such locations. After all, you won't be able to walk to a shop or knock on a neighbour's door begging for cups of sugar or a few teabags.
It is reckoned that there are around 216,000 farms in Great Britain - each with its own history and story to tell The seven shown here form just a tiny sample of this kingdom's farms.
Dale Farm, Wetton
Avenue Farm, North Cliffe
Bettfield Farm, east of Chapel-en-le-Frith
Ivy House Farm, Peak Forest
Crawshaw Farm, Ughill
Leylands Farm, Broadbottom
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