High quality arable land with reservoir and irrigation in North West Essex
Saffron Walden 3 miles, Thaxted 2 miles, Bishop’s Stortford 10 miles
For sale as a whole In all 75 acres (30 ha)
Location The land at Causeway End Farm is situated between Saffron Walden and Thaxted in an elevated rural setting. The farm is easily accessed from the B184 which runs past the land.
The property The land at Causeway End Farm is a compact block of arable land in an area renowned for the quality of the soils. All the soils are Grade 2 and are of the Hanslope Series being a calcareous clay loam ideal for growing both root and combinable crops.
The land is enhanced considerably by the reservoir which extends to a little over 3 acres of water surface, and a water abstraction licence allowing water to be abstracted in winter months and thereafter spray irrigated over the land in summer months.
The quantity allowable is 29,000 cubic meters which equates to about 6,400,000 gallons and is sufficient to irrigate circa 45 acres of potatoes per annum.
