The torps of Stensholms säteri: The tales of Abrahamstorp and Arvidstorp

Stensholm is a farm in Hakarps socken, Jönköpings kommun. It is the largest farm in Hakarps and, at its peak, had between 20 and 25 torps under its management. Abrahamstorp, built in the second half of the 17th century, is one such torp named after the one who first cultivated the land.

Arvidstorp was one of the oldest and largest day labor farms mentioned in the church records from 1682. The name comes from Arfwid, the name of the resident's father. In the 1700s, all the inhabitants of the torp were named Arfwid or Arfwidsson, suggesting a family relationship.

Torpet Bjursbäcken, believed to have been inhabited since the 8th century, is another torp. There are documented grave mounds near the torp, and it is mentioned in church records from the 1600s, where it states that most inhabitants were tenants. In 1910, the torp stopped functioning as a day labor farm and was later bought free.

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