REW FARM : SOIL ; AREA 195 



demand for market-gardening produce and poultry, 

 and makes an eminently suitable market for small 

 holders. 



General Description of Rew Farm. 



Rew farm is on the outskirts of the village of 

 Martinstown (AVinterbourne St. Martin). It is a 

 narrow strip nearly two miles long, running right 

 across a valley and up the hill on either side. Its 

 north end abuts on the high road leading from 

 Dorchester to Bridport ; it is crossed in the valley 

 by the road from Martinstown to Bridport, and 

 near the southern end by the road to Abbotsbury. 

 A road nearly a mile long has been constructed by 

 Sir R. Edgcumbe from the north to the south 

 through the middle of the farm ; the chalk, gravel, 

 and flint used in its construction all came off the 

 farm, the total cost being 340. 



The farm lies on the Upper Cretaceous forma- 

 tion. The soil varies considerably ; at the north 

 end there is a strong yellow clay on the chalk, 

 which gives place nearer the valley to a richer, 

 almost loamy, soil. It is lighter and poorer at the 

 south end, without much depth before getting on 

 the chalk. 



The original area of the farm was 343 acres. 

 After deducting 9 acres for roads, 25 acres of water 

 meadow and copse, and 2 acres with the farmhouse, 

 which were sold outright, there remained about 

 305 acres and four cottages for small holdings. 



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