South Hill Farm an attractive Queen Anne house of red brick built around 1714 in South Hill Lane. This charming lane was originally known by the locals as Maggots Lane, and the farm was noted as South End Farm in the 1851 Cencus and the farmer being George White. The original farm was of around 55 acres and occupied the full length of the lane.

Joel St Farm originally belonged to a John Humphrey babb in the early 19 century. It has also been associated with Alfred John Clark who farmed it in 1874 & 1884, then Edward Wiles lived here from 1906 to 1926. The farm was well know under the name of J.M.Robarts & Son and was a dairy farm of 81 acres. Today the fields and farm building still exist and are used for grazing horses, while the buildings are now a veterinary business.

The Woodman started life in the 1600’s as a small cottage. From 1866 it was occupied by the Nash family, Tom Nash being registered as a beer seller. In the 1900’s it became a beer house, today it still remains a picturesque public house.

The High road from the junction of Fore Street to Field End Road previously Chapel Hill has always been known as the village. The Old Barn House was at the centre, the village inn being the Black Horse, the smithy, carpenter and wheelwright were on the opposite side of the road. The Old Barn House dates back to mediaeval times when it was possibly an old barn. During the Olympic games of July 1908, the marathon 13^th milepost was opposite, and runners stopped outside for refreshments.

New Cottages designed in 1879 by George & Peto in Eastcote High Road belonged to Eastcote Lodge and are located opposite the small garden named Pretty Corner previously known as Gutt’s Pond. Close by stood a house named Spring Cottage. During the First World War the occupant erected a flag mast in the garden and it was known as Flag Cottage. Today the cottage still retains the name Flag Cottage. In 1920 the voters list shows the occupiers as being Alfred & Mabel Lucy-Smith. 

Park Farm in Field End Rd would appear to have been where bricks were made by Thomas Wetherlye’s at his ‘brick place’ in 1565. In the 19^th Century it was the home farm of the Eastcote House Estate, this was a large farm of around 130 acres extending to Cheney Street. In 1832 it is recorded that Richard Eales was the tenant of the farm and also in 1851. Kelly's Directory of 1884 records James Foxlee and Son as farmers of Park farm, In the Ruislip Parish magazine of 1892 it states James Foxlee of Park farm was buried aged 72 on 22nd Jan 1892.

Daniel Long's Farm in Cheney Street was known as Cheney Street Farm and was some 55 acres in size. The old wing of the farm house dates back to around 1658 and is possibly even older as this was the date taken from a wooden beam in one of the old barns.  Daniel Long was the farmer from around 1832 and employed two labourers. In 1884 he was recorded as a farmer and surveyor, he died aged 79 and was buried 13th August 1892. Today the old farmhouse has been restored and adapted for modern day living.

The river Pinn once ran through the grounds of the Grove, which about a century ago was one of the few buildings of any great standing along Marsh Road. Today all that exists is the Grove Lodge which stands as a reminder of the opulent past. Past residents of the Grove were the Milman family in the early part of the 19th century. The first was Sir Francis Milman physician to Queen Charlotte. One of his sons became Dean of St Paul's in London. The name of Sir Francis Milman occurs on a deed for diverting the road which ran alongside the Pinn from Marsh Road to the Hunsdon Bridge.Cannon Lane has had a succession of bridges over the river Pinn for many hundreds of years.

The Hunsdon Bridge by Hereford Gardens was rebuilt in 1728 at the expense of the owner, Lady Grace Hunsdon, who as a girl lived at Pinner Hill. Today the stone tablet now barely readable was remounted in 1938 on the wall at pavement level facing onto the street. The tablet reads: "This Bridge was rebuilt from the foundation att the Voluntary and sole cost of the R Honble Grace, Lady Hunsdon in the Month of Sept. Anno Dni 1728" (Sic).

This page is only part completed, further photo's and information to be added during 2012

Source's of information: WAG Kemp 'The History of Eastcote', Walter Druett 'Ruislip Northwood through the Ages', Eileen M Bowlt 'Ruislip Past',

'Victoria History for the County of Middlesex', London Metropolitan Archives.

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