In a 1932 Stella Gibbons novel, a curse binds the Starkadder family to this "chilly" title farm
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons 
... named Cold Comfort Farm, she meets the gloomy and eccentric Starkadder 
family,... [DOC] [TLE] Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm and Other Stories, Stella Gibbons [PAR] Dec 13, 2015 ...