Hough Grange
Map. Occupants included:
- 1851 – Richard Lord
- 1891 – George Ayto
- 1901 – George Wells (farm bailiff). He kept a herd of Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn cattle.
- 1911-1919 – John Thurlby Lord
- 1922-1930 – Percy Edwin Rutter
- 1933-1950s – Tom Wright
After the war, Tom bought lots of ex-Army trucks (and possibly tanks) which were parked on the fields between Hough Grange and Brandon
In 1958 the British Ploughing Championships were held at Hough Grange (Tom Wright was vice chairman of the National Ploughing Association).
Sandlands
Occupants included:
- 1850 – John E Bailey
- 1871, 1881 – Charles Summerfield
- 1891 John Cox, 35
- 1901 John Toulson
- 1911 James Henry Peel
- 1939 James Foley
- 1950s Doll
German Prisoners of War worked on many local farms during and just after World War Two. Some of them settled in the area. One of the workers at Sandlands (for Tom Wright) in 1948 was Hans Girrulat. He later moved to Grange Cottages, married a local girl and applied for naturalisation.
Sandlands Farm has now been demolished.
Temple Hill Farm
Temple Hill is technically part of Gelston, but Brandon is closer. Occupants included:
- 1773 – William Heward
- 1850-81 – William Freestone
- 1891, 1901 – John Vickers
- 1911 – Arthur Codd
- 1930-37 – T Wright
- 1939 – Harry Saunby
The farmhoues was demolished c1980. The dutch barn was removed c2010, after it had been used for an illegal rave.
An application to build a wind farm at Temple Hill was rejected in Mar 2015 after an extensive campaign by residents.
Moor Barn Cottages
Moor Barn was 1/2 way between Brandon and Caythorpe, near Protection (‘Matchstick’) Wood. There was a stone barn, two crew yards, stables, a shed, a dutch barn and two cottages. Water was supplied via a pipe fed from the stream in Hough (see Water Supplies).
In 1850 the two cottages were owned by William Musson. In 1886 a Mr Moor moved out of one of the cottages. In 1891 William Musson was still living in one cottage whilst the other was empty.
In 1901 they were occupied by Joseph Ogden and Thomas Adamson. In 1911/1912 Thomas Bembridge and Thomas Beecham were there.
William Wetherill lived at Moor Barn from the early 1920s to his death in 1940. The houses were dismantled during the war.
The yard was in use until about 1970, after which the buildings were just used for storage. After being badly damaged by vandals, the remaining buildings were demolished around 2000.
