# Farmstead

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Farmstead
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Farmstead.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmstead
> Source revision: 1317719685
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Buildings and service areas associated with a farm

A farmstead at [Stourton with Gasper](/source/Stourton_with_Gasper)

A **farmstead** refers to the buildings and service areas associated with a [farm](/source/Farm). It consists of the [farmhouse](/source/Farmhouse) along with the surrounding buildings.[1] The characteristics of a specific farmstead reflect the local landscape, which provides their environmental context. Some farmsteads have additional outlying [field barns](/source/Field_barn) and [outfarms](/source/Outfarm) somewhat further afield than the main cluster of buildings at the farmstead.[2]

## Functions of the farmstead

The functions of farmsteads have changed over time. These functions include:[3]

- Residential accommodation for workers whether in a [farmhouse](/source/Farmhouse), the upper floors of other buildings or separate [cottages](/source/Cottages)

- Storage of [crops](/source/Crops) produced on the farm

- Processing of such crops for use in subsequent stages in agricultural or industrial uses

- Shelter for [draft animals](/source/Draft_animal) and [livestock](/source/Livestock)

- Management of livestock and the storage of their [fodder](/source/Fodder)

- Production and storage of manure to fertilise the fields;

- Production of animal products such as [dairy products](/source/Dairy_products)

- Storage of farm vehicles and implements

- Other production suited to the particularities of the farm.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cam_Dic_Farmstead_1-0)** ["Farmstead"](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/farmstead). *dictionary.cambridge.org/*. Cambridge University. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-HE_NFCS_2-0)** Lake, Jeremy (2014). [*National Farmsteads Character Statement*](https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/national-farmsteads-character-statement/). London: Historic England.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-HE_Historic_Farmsteads_3-0)** Lake, Jeremy; Edwards, Bob. [*Historic Farmsteads*](https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/historic-farmsteads-manual-for-recording/historic-farmsteads-manual-recording/). London: Historic England.

This agriculture article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Agri-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3AAgri-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Agri-stub)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Farmstead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmstead) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmstead?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.