Early on a Wednesday morning March 31 1900, a fire broke out at Dingle Farm. occupied by tenant Mr Adkins. Witley Court Fire Brigade and the Stourport Fire Brigade attended. The fire was in a large barn containing oats straw and implements. The firemen localised the fire, the house was out of reach. The Stourport Fire Brigade used the horses of N Butler an undertaker – did they gallop to Hillhampton or go at a funeral pace!.
In 1944 Dingle Farm was farmed by Mrs Colwill & her daughter Joan. It is still farmed by the family, currently her son Richard & Phyllis White House Farm Little Witley. The family are still at Puddle Edge, Hazelhurst Farm
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