There are ‘Town Lands’ belonging to Needham. The estate originally consisted of several cottages and 24 acres of land, mostly granted in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The Town Lands charity has been in existence for 400 years. The conditions of the Trust are that one-fifth of the income is apportioned for church purposes in the parish and four-fifths for the ‘common use of the town & parish of Needham and for the benefit of the poor’. Of late this non-ecclesiastical share has been given mainly by vouchers for food, clothing and fuel to the pensioners of the parish.
from Some Notes on Needham by the late Cuthbert Mather
(grants can still applied for from the Town Lands Trust)
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