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History
In 1599 the trustees under the will of Mrs Joyce Frankland purchased the manor of Dabernoons, Duxford, Cambridgeshire in reversion on the death of Jane Middlemas. The manor was conveyed by the trustees to the College in 1611.
1648 - Purchase of two tenements for 'Old' College Farmhouse.
1823 - Hitch's tenement purchased (XXXV, 7, 7a)
Enclosure - College obtained large allotment away from the village.
1845 - Sale of part of land to Eastern Counties Railway Company
1867-8 - Farms divided into West and East Farms.
1868 - 3 cottages built on West Farm
1880 - portion of land sold to Thomas Holiday
1883 - New farmhouse built at West Farm, now known as College Farm
1891-3 - Petersfield estate purchased from J. Oslar (XXXV, 15)
1939 - Purchase of land from Harding (XXXV, 38-40)
1942-54 - Sale of College Farm land for airfield (XXXV, 50,52,53)
1954 - Sale of Old College Farmhouse (XXXV, 51)
1957-60 - Sales to Cambs. County Council of land in village (XXXV, 55, 58)
1958 - Purchase of land from Mrs Mumford (XXXV, 56)
1970 - Purchase of manor of Temple with lands, Temple Farm (XXXV, 67)
1977-8 - Land of former airfield sold to College (XXXV, 70) and land taken for Western by-pass
1981-2 - Sale of cottages and farmhouse at College Farm (XXXV, 71, 72)
1981 - Redistribution of lands into 2 farms only, College and Temple
1987 - Duxford development scheme
1987-8 - Purchase of 170 acres of land, Barker's Farm [deeds not held by the Archive]
1989 - portion of land sold to British Gas (note on easement attached to Duxford file)
1995 - Option granted to Grosvenor & ?Jesus.