About Us
Lower Norton Farms
Lower Norton Farms
Lower Norton Farms is a family run business based around the hamlet of Norton, near to Winchester and is owned and managed by the Coleman family, which today is Tom, Alison and their son Andrew.
Tom’s father Allen started his farming career in 1976 by purchasing a small farm in Devon, realising a lifelong ambition to farm and leaving behind a career in industry. He and Tom’s mother Mary set about establishing multiple enterprises, including arable, sheep, pigs, a farm shop, holiday lets, poly tunnels and glasshouses. A second farm was purchased a few years later, taking the farmed area up to 140ha.
After 10 years, a decision was taken to simplify and concentrate on arable farming on the better suited chalk soils of Hampshire. The Devon farms were sold and the 210ha Lower Norton Farm was purchased by the Coleman family in 1987. This was the dairy farming part of what was then Norton Farm, a 550ha holding originally part of Lord Rank’s Sutton Scotney estate.
The cows and milk quota were sold at that time and the farm has been in all arable production ever since.
Allen Coleman with his first tractor in 1976
The Colemans
Tom
Alison
Andrew
Our Values
At Lower Norton, we are committed to maintaining a reputation for excellence in everything we do.
We act with integrity and fairness, building long-term relationships based on trust and transparency. People sit at the heart of our business — we value collaboration and the contribution of everyone we work with. Above all, we farm with care and respect for the natural environment, taking seriously our responsibility to the land and countryside we manage.
Recognition and Awards
Lower Norton Farms has received recognition over the years for both it’s business performance and conservation work, including success in competitions such as the Hampshire Farmers’ Club Farms and Conservation Competition