Complete farmstead in a highly accessible location
About 227 acres (92 ha) in total
For sale as a whole or in up to two lots
Lot 1 – Manor Farm About 15.80 (6.4 ha) Four reception rooms | Three bedrooms Garden & Paddocks| Attractive traditional farm buildings | Redevelopment potential STPP Surrounded by beautiful countryside
Lot 2 – Land at Manor Farm About 211.46 acres (85.60 ha) Permanent pasture
Manor Farm Manor Farm is a highly attractive residential farm in a well-connected area of south Northamptonshire. The farm has been held by the same family since 1936, being purchased from the dispersal auction of the Horton Hall Estate.
The farm is predominately permanent pasture and has operated as a livestock unit in recent years. It is understood that prior to this some of the land was in arable rotation.
Manor Farm presents a number of redevelopment opportunities in the beautiful red brick and stone traditional buildings.
Lot 1 – Manor Farm About 15.80 acres (6.40 ha) Guide Price £1,800,000
Manor Farm Cottage Manor Farm Cottage is set back from the road, and is accessed through the farm yard. The front elevation has views over the fields in front of the house, and the rear of the house looks on to the farm yard. Ample parking is available. The cottage is adjoined to the farm buildings and garages, which offer the opportunity for further extension. The house is in working order but would benefit from further modernisation and improvement.
The front door opens into a hallway and washroom. Off this entrance hall is a door to the very comfortable snug and another door to the open plan kitchen-diner. Adjoining the kitchen is a south-east facing conservatory, which also serves as the main entrance from the farmyard.
The kitchen leads through to the large sitting room and staircase leading to the first floor. Both the snug and sitting room benefit from recently installed log burners.
Upstairs, there are three well-proportioned bedrooms and a family bathroom. Built in wardrobes in two of the double bedrooms offer additional storage. To the front of the house is a large and well maintained garden including features such as a gravel path and fish pond.
Farm Buildings Manor Farm has an extensive range of characterful traditional buildings, along with modern portal framed buildings. The farm buildings are circa 30,921sqft of gross external area. The traditional buildings include a granary and cart shed which have been maintained in good order to preserve their original features.
The farm yard offers extensive potential for re-development into further residential accommodation, equestrian facilities or light commercial premises, subject to planning permission being sought.
The farm buildings include a large two-storey red brick granary with slate roof; stone building under a pantile roof with character features including beams and a fireplace; portal framed dutch barns, six block built stables; former cart sheds and a large enclosed portal framed building.
The farmland The land in Lot 1 comprises approximately 12.89 acres (5.22 hectares) of permanent pasture that wraps around the house and farm yard on three sides. Adjacent to the farm yard is a floodlit manège measuring 40m x 20m. The surface on the manège is silicone sand and carpet, installed in 2015.
The paddocks are accessed either through the farm yard or through a separate gateway that adjoins Ravenstone Lane. The land is serviced by various water troughs, and divided into smaller paddocks by a combination of post and rail fencing, electric fencing on wooden posts and stock proof fencing.
The Land is classified as Grade 3 by the Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales. The soil belongs to the Ragdale series according to the Soil Survey of England and Wales, which is described as slowly permeable clayey and fine loamy over clayey soils suitable for winter cereals and stock rearing.
Lot 2 - Land at Manor Farm About – 211.46 acres (86.08 ha) Guide Price £2,100,000
The Farmland The land in Lot 2 comprises approximately 200.36 acres (81.08 hectares) of permanent pasture to the north and south of Ravenstone Lane. The land is serviced by various water troughs, and divided by a combination of post and rail fencing, stock proof fencing and mature hedgerows. The land is accessed from various gateways along Ravenstone Lane.
The Land is classified as Grade 3 by the Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales. The soil belongs to the Ragdale series according to the Soil Survey of England and Wales, which is described as slowly permeable clayey and fine loamy over clayey soils suitable for winter cereals and stock rearing. It is understood that part of the land now in permanent pasture was once used in an arable rotation for cereal crops.
General Method of sale: Manor Farm is offered for sale as a whole, or in up to 2 lots by private treaty, subject to the holdover provisions detailed below. Further details are available from the vendor’s agent.
Tenure: The freehold of the property is offered for sale with vacant possession upon completion except where short term holdover is required. Part of the farmland is occupied on informal licenses which will be terminated prior to completion of the sale.
Holdover: Holdover is reserved to permit the storage of machinery in some of the farm buildings and may be required for up to six months from completion of the sale. Holdover of the cottage may be required for up to six months following completion of the sale to allow the vendor’s time to vacate the property. Further detail is available from the vendor’s agent.
Services: Manor Farm has mains water and electricity to the Cottage. The Cottage is heated through a combination of an oil fired central heating system and the Cottage also benefits from two woodburners installed in the Snug and Sitting Room. An electric emersion heater is predominately used for the hot water, and this can be switched to run from the oil heating system. There is private draining to a septic tank. We understand that the private drainage at this property may not comply with the relevant regulations. Further information is being sought.
Most of the farm buildings have single phase electricity, and a mains water supply serves the farmyard and land.
