Currently, the farm is in the care of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and functions as a museum farm, showcasing early modern farming and husbandry techniques.

From the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust website: ‘When Mary Arden was about 17, although she was the youngest of eight sisters, her father was clearly confident of her abilities because he chose her to be an executor of his will. In his will, Robert left her property in Wilmcote (called Asbyes) and other land holdings. This endowment would have been a valuable asset to bring to her forthcoming marriage to John Shakespeare in about 1557.’

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