HISTORY
Manor Farm today owned and run as a family business by Richard & Katie Jowett. The farm is the remnants of a holding that once extended to in excess of 2000 acres and until 1936 formed part of the Wilton Estate, owned by the Earls of Pembroke. It was leased in the 1600’s to the family of the fascinating antiquarian John Aubrey, who documented a great deal about the farm and the local area, particularly in his book ‘A Natural History of Wiltshire’. Here he describes the village and local landscape in detail and many features and field names are still recognisable today.
Richard’s grandfather, Donald Hicks became the third owner of Manor Farm in 1950 and thanks to his foresight the farm was left largely as permanent pasture, in a time when any flat or fertile land generally went under the plough. This legacy has allowed us to build on the natural fertility and diversity that has accumulated over the years and to pursue our dream of producing food in a sustainable and holistic way.