[8] Its location on moraine hills shows that agriculture was prioritized there, but cattle were probably kept on the meadows below the village.

[2] On March 18, 1695, Hans Friis gave[9] Essenbæk Home Farm (Essenbæk Ladegård), including adjoining estates, to his nephew Christian Friis,[10] who on February 15, 1726, incorporated them into the entailed estate of Tustrup.

[11] On October 30, 1782, the king gave permission for the sale of the estate, and Essenbæk Home Farm was sold at auction at Tustrup on December 18, 1783, to Christian Kallager; the deed was signed on June 11, 1785.

[12] However, as early as June 10,[13] 1787, he sold it to Peter Severin Fønss and Johan Frederik Carøe.

[22] Drastrup Co-operative Society was abolished in 1965,[24] but in 1968 a sports ground and a clubhouse were constructed at the Sønderhald School.