Studley Farm. Mucklestone, Nr Market Drayton, Shropshire

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1 Studley Farm Mucklestone, Nr Market Drayton, Shropshire

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3 Attractive period seven-bedroom farmhouse with potential for modernisation Three reception rooms, farmhouse kitchen with adjacent pantry and boot room Substantial brick farm buildings with development potential (subject to necessary permissions) Modern farm buildings including cubicle housing, grain store and loose housing Extensive arable and pasture land and woodland Barbers Rural Consultancy LLP The Agricultural Centre, Adderley Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire. TF9 3SW

4 Studley Farm is situated on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border in the small village of Mucklestone. The village centres around its medieval church and it is reputed that Queen Margaret of Anjou watched her forces being defeated at The Battle of Blore Heath from St Mary s church tower before being forced to flee. The church tower dates back to the Middle Ages and the remainder of the church was rebuilt in keeping with this architectural style in the 1800s and later. Nowadays the village offers a small range of facilities including a popular primary school and the church whilst the nearby villages of Loggerheads and Ashley offer everyday facilities including a small supermarket, butcher, chemist and primary school as well as a number of pubs and eateries. The town of Market Drayton, which was granted its market charter in 1245, offers further amenities including supermarkets, specialist shops, primary and secondary schooling and medical facilities as well as a flourishing Livestock Market and weekly street market. Newcastle-under-Lyme and The Potteries, Shrewsbury, Nantwich and Crewe offer a more comprehensive range of facilities including private schools, leisure facilities and railway and motorway links to larger conurbations. A number of international airports can be found within one hour s drive of Mucklestone and the area is extremely well served with private and state primary and secondary schools. The farm originally formed part of the extensive Crewe Estate. It was acquired by the Furnival family in 1900 and it has been farmed within the family since then, as a dairy farm until 1999 and more recently in arable production. It is only due to the retirement of the current owners that this prominent farm is offered for sale. The Farmhouse The farmhouse is approached over a gravel drive which passes by the garden and the charming house allowing a striking view of this impressive residence before sweeping into the courtyard which is situated in front of the large range of traditional farm buildings. The house is believed to date back in part to the 1700s with the front section of the house being a later addition and the impressive and unique timber porch a further addition in This substantial property has a wealth of period features including beamed ceilings, original Minton tiled floor and period fireplaces. The house, which enjoys views across the hamlet, would benefit from a scheme of modernisation and improvement throughout but there is little doubt that it could be developed to provide a spacious and impressive family home over three floors.

5 The well-proportioned accommodation comprises two formal reception rooms to the front of the house, both being accessed via the central hallway from which the stairs rise. The impressive panelled hallway is spacious enough to allow use as a further entertaining space if required. To the rear of the house is the farmhousestyle kitchen with adjacent pantry and boot room and beyond this is the rear entrance with utility room and office. To the first floor are four bedrooms and a family bathroom, with three further bedrooms and a large landing area found to the second floor. Accessed using a separate staircase is another first floor room which could well be adapted to provide a self-contained flat or annexe ideal for a household worker or employee. The Gardens The gardens are largely found to the front of the house and are laid to lawn creating an impressive formal approach to the house. At the foot of the lawn is a charming entertaining and socialising part of the garden with paved section and an attractive sandstone summerhouse complete with electric along with an additional timber summerhouse. This secluded space is the perfect place from which to admire the house and enjoy the gardens. Beyond this is a further lawned area which includes a level section previously utilised as a grass tennis court and a substantial orchard with range of fruit trees including apple, plum and damson and a prolific vegetable patch, and a separate nut orchard. To the side of the house is a more informal garden with wildflower meadow and a charming pond with a bridge and seating area. Attached to the house is a range of single-storey buildings including WC, potting shed and garage. The Land The land is an excellent block of fertile arable and grassland extending to Acres (81.94 Hectares). Formed in one convenient ring-fenced block, the land has the benefit of excellent road access from and direct frontage to the B5415 and B5026 as well as directly from the farmyard. The majority of the land is currently in maize with smaller blocks of winter wheat, permanent grass and potatoes. To the south of the farm is a small area of woodland of approximately four acres which grows along the banks of a small brook which meanders west towards the River Tern. The soils are listed as a combination of Bromsgrove and Delamere on the Soil Survey of England and Wales. Bromsgrove is a well-drained reddish coarse loamy soil ideal for cereals, beet, potatoes and fruit; Delamere is a well-drained sandy soil.

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9 The farm benefits from a substantial range of traditional and modern farm buildings with potential for continued agricultural use or conversion to residential dwellings, subject to the necessary planning consent. Until the late 1990s the farm was largely a dairy farm and thereafter has been mainly in arable production with the buildings used for rearing of youngstock and general storage. The buildings comprise: (numbers correspond to the block plan) 1. Farmhouse The Farm Buildings. Traditional brick buildings beneath a tile roof with two collecting yards within courtyard area. These comprise: 2. Loose Boxes (16.7m x 5.3m) Single storey with open front, feed troughs and hay racks 3. Stables & Open Fronted Storage (27m x 7.8m) Single storey, divided into three stables/stores and an open-fronted storage area suitable for machinery 4. Traditional Building (66m x 7.2m) Two storey, sub-divided into stores, workshops, calving boxes and loose housing pens 5. Former Parlour & Dairy (26.4m x 7.8m) Single storey, collecting area, parlour with pit, former dairy now used as garage 6. Garage (3.6m x 6m) 7. Farm Office (4.8m x 3.3m) With bull pen and cattle race to rear, attached stable and lean-to 8. Grain Store (14.3m x 13.5m) Three bay with concrete block sides to 3/4 height, concrete floor, power, electric and water connected 9. Loose Yard & Lean to (36.1m x 14.3m overall) Open-fronted loose yard with lean-to storage building to rear 10. Cubicle Building (31.9m x 13.4m) Cubicle building, wooden sleeper sides, approximately 100 newton rigg cubicles in four rows, two feed passages 11. Loose Housing (31.9m x 14.8m) Previously utilised as indoor clamp, with sleeper walls 12. Cubicle Building (31.9m x 7.2m) 50 cubicles with central passage, sleeper walls 13. Silage Clamp / Midden (31.9m x 11m)

10 GENERAL REMARKS Tenure We are advised that the property is freehold with vacant possession on completion. Tenure will be confirmed by the vendors solicitor during pre-contract enquiries. Method of Sale For sale by Private Treaty as a whole. Sporting, Mines and Mineral Rights The sporting rights are reserved for the 2017/18 season, thereafter these are included with the sale. Plans, Areas and Schedules These are based upon the Ordnance Survey and the Rural Land Register. The information is provided for reference purposes only. The buyer shall be deemed to have satisfied themselves as to the description of the property and any error or mis-statement shall not annul the sale or entitle either party to compensation in respect thereof. No warranty for the accuracy of any information can be given. Location Please note that although the postal address is Shropshire the farm lies wholly within Staffordshire. Services Farmhouse: Mains water and a freshwater spring supply are both available. Mains electric is connected. Drainage is to a private system. Farm buildings: Mains electric (three phase) and mains water are connected. We are advised that the above services are available. The Agents have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings, etc, or services to this property so cannot confirm that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A buyer is recommended to obtain confirmation from their surveyor or solicitor. Basic Payment Scheme The vendor will use all reasonable endeavours to effect the transfer of the Basic Payment entitlements for the 2018 claim year onwards. The payments for 2017 are reserved to the vendors. The number of units included in the sale will be Hectares. Environmental Stewardship Schemes The farm is not currently registered under any environmental scheme. Nitrate Vulnerable Zone The Farm is located within the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone as designated by DEFRA. Easements and Rights of Way The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water, telephone and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements, quasi-easements and restrictive covenants, and all existing and proposed wayleaves or masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas or other pipes, whether referred to in the Sales Particulars or not, and to the provisions of any Planning Scheme or County or Local Authorities without obligations on the part of the vendors or their Agents to specify them. A footpath follows the south-eastern boundary of the farm from the Loggerheads road to The Folly Wood. The vendors will reserve a vehicular right of way for themselves, their heirs and any successors in title along this track to allow access to land they are retaining to the east of the track. There is an agreement in place to allow the RAF to land helicopters on field no 8539 as part of their ongoing training regime.

11 Local Authorities Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Civic Offices, Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2AG Severn Trent Water Ltd, PO Box 5310, Coventry, CV3 9FJ Ingoing Valuation If necessary the buyer will be required to take to and pay for at the valuation of the vendors Agents any growing crops, silage, maize and other fodder remaining on the farm at the date of completion. The valuation of the vendors Agents will be final and binding on the parties. Fixtures and Fittings These sales details are for descriptive purposes only and the vendors reserve the right to remove all fixtures and fittings unless specifically agreed otherwise. A buyer is recommended to check with their solicitor regarding inclusion or exclusion of specific fixtures and fittings. Farm Sale The vendors reserve the right to hold a farm sale or sales prior to the completion without claim for any damage or injury occasioned thereby. Vendor s Solicitors Sally Ann Butter, Graham Withers & Co, 46 Cheshire St, Market Drayton, TF9 1PQ Directions From Market Drayton follow the A53 north towards Newcastle-under- Lyme. After two miles, in Red Bull, bear left on the B5415 towards Woore. After three miles turn right signposted Mucklestone, Studley Farm is the first property on the right hand side Barbers Rural Consultancy LLP The Agricultural Centre, Adderley Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire. TF9 3SW MISREPRESENTATIONS Barbers Rural for themselves and for the vendors of this property have endeavoured to ensure these details are accurate. However, if any point is of importance to you please contact the office to check the information, particularly if viewing involves travelling some distance. Barbers Rural give notice that: The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of the intended purchaser and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, any offer or contract. All descriptions, dimensions, reference to condition and necessary permissions for use and occupation and other details are given without responsibility and any intended purchaser(s) shall not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, they must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. No person in the employment of Barbers Rural has any authority to make or give any representations or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property.

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