History of the Amelia Trust Farm
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Historically ‘Whitton Rosser Farm’ was owned by Sir Leoline Jenkins, a Cowbridge man who became Secretary of State to Charles II and principal of Jesus College, Oxford. In 1685 he bequeathed the farm to Jesus College and it was worked by tenant farmers until it officially became the home of Amelia Methodist Trust in 1991.
The blue print for the Trust began in the early autumn of 1988, with work not starting until September 1991. A process of transformation involving hundreds of volunteers and a small team of management and staff, taking a site knee high in mud with part derelict buildings to what can be found today.
The Amelia Trust Farm was created in 1991 and made possible through a generous donation by local benefactors Bob and Ethel Huggard and a vision shared by founder Rev. John Stacy-Marks with a group of volunteers who formed the Council of Management.
The vision was to enable all kinds of people, young and old, to enjoy nature and learn about conservation, animals, rural craft and the countryside. The farm is and has always been open to the public from sunrise to sunset every day with no admission charge so all can enjoy the country environment.
