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Have You Heard Of Wroxton Poor’s Land Charity?
On 17th May 1805 (5 months before the Battle of Trafalgar) an Enclosure Award was set up to provide just over 18 acres of
arable farmland to be the principal investment designed to generate income for what became known as Wroxton Poor’s Land
Charity. That same patch of land continues in the same vein today as it did nearly 220 years ago.
The Charity’s primary source of income is the agreed rent received from the current incumbent tenant farmer working on the
18 acres of farmland.
The Charity’s purpose is to relieve, either generally or individually, residents of Wroxton or Balscote, who are in conditions of
need, hardship, or distress.
The remit of assistance available is quite wide and varied; however, with only a couple of explicit exceptions the charity exists
to offer support for those who might need it. For example, in recent years the charity has made donations to individuals to
help with the payment of high winter fuel bills; Wroxton and Balscote Village Halls were given a donation towards additional
cost of heating expenses whilst open as a ‘Warm Hub’ centre, and a resident was offered some emergency financial relief
because of their home being flooded.
Do you feel you might qualify for some financial assistance now, or, more importantly, do you know of anybody who could do
with a bit of help but cannot bring themselves to ask for fear of being judged on the issue? If so, please make initial contact
with the Charity’s Chairman:
David Marsh
Abbey Farm Cottage
Shepherds Walk
Wroxton
01295 738415