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Church Farmhouse, like most other farms markets. At the peak of its productivity the farm held 200 acres of land devoted to hay and dairy cattle. By the end of the nineteenth century hay had ceased to be such a profitable crop for farms close to London, as mechanised transport bean to replace its main consumer – the horse. In the early 1900s much of Hendon changed from an agricultural community to a London suburb. Andrew Dunlop, one time tenant of Church Farm, personifies this change. in 1870 he came to Hendon from Ayrshire and leased Church and farm and its land. By 1895 he had become the first Chairman of Hendon Urban District Council. Dairy farming continued at Church Farm until the late 1930s. In 1944 the farmhouse, outbuildings and adjoining land were bought by Hendon Borough Council and the house became flats for families whose homes had been destroyed or damaged during World War Two.in the former county of Middlesex, concentrated on producing hay for London
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