Working Farms

Farms as of 2025

• Trewiston Farm
• Restharrow Farm

Historical Farms

Since the mid 20th centuary these farms all became unviable and were converted to residential/holiday accommodation. The last two old barns of Higher Farm still remain but are unused as of 2025.

• Trewint Farm, circa 1600
• Elm Cottage, circa 1600
• Old Farm, circa 1600 - Was originally called Higher Farm but the land was sold to Harry Male in 1929 who built himself a new house over the road, the original was renamed Old Farm.
• Lower Farm , circa 1600
• Lower Trebetherick Farm , disappeared before 1950. (It may be that Lower Trebetherick Farm and Lower Farm are one and the same. Please message me if you know).
• Trenain Farm
• Higher Farm, Farmhouse built 1930 - demolished and rebuilt as holiday accommodation 2016

A Short Summary of Farming in Trebetherick Before 1900

Trebetherick Farm Animals - Oxen - Sheep Replaced by Cattle - 1800-1900 - Wadebridge Cattle Market

• 1800 Oxen were strong and often used for ploughing and other farm work. When on the road they always had a horse in front to lead them. By the 1880s oxen had mostly been replaced by horses which were more easily managed. Now while digging in The Haven garden I still find old discarded horse and oxen shoes.

• By 1850 almost every farm in Trebetherick kept a flock of sheep and beef cattle, mostly dark red north Devon crossed with Hereford, which were sold on the first Tuesday in the month at Wadebridge Market. Up to the first World war this Market was held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday and afterwards changed to 2nd and 4th Monday’s.

• By 1880 beef cattle began to replace the flocks of sheep, especially after the very bad wet weather of 1879 when many sheep got liver rot or “fluke,” which killed millions of sheep across Britain.

• ​1900 There was a shortage of labour, hedges were neglected and wool prices dropped​ because of the two Boer Wars, one in 1880-1881 and the second in 1899-1902​.