Hello Terry, I know Townend farm very well - we are neighbouring farmers. The Knox family still own the place, although Alec (the person you would know) died in the early 70's in his fifties I think. His only son Jimmy now has the place. They no longer farm there. The land is rented out to another neighbouring farmer and Jimmy has converted the farm buildings into overnight accommodation. When the M6 Motorway was built in the early 70's, a number of buildings were demolished which included all the clay dabbing ones. With the building of the M6 the farm is no longer accessable by driving past the church. A new road and Motorway bridge was built behind the church, so it is now quite isolated from the rest of the village. I will pass a copy of your E-mail on to Jimmy. Cheers, Trevor Littleton